I remember in the Atlanta area when Cynthia McKinney was running for reelection, and a large number of conservatives crossed party lines to vote for her opponen

I remember in the Atlanta area when Cynthia McKinney was running for reelection, and a large number of conservatives crossed party lines to vote for her opponent, Denise Majette. It upset a lot of Democrats, but the idea of cross primary voting seems to be one that both parties used to undermine the other. That would seem a strike against an open system, especially if you have a party with a larger presence in a district that can negatively disrupt the other party. Of course the idea is to have no parties, but like-minded people coalesce, and it’s nearly impossible to get rid of them. You could try nonpartisan, but with nearly 200 years of a party system, it would be nearly impossible to ever get rid of it. Without infringing on free speech of course