Not really. It used to be that winning the Democratic primary was tantamount to winning the general mayoral election. As a result, only registered Democrats played a meaningful role in the election.
What needs to occur is the practice of ranked choice voting needs to be expanded to the general election (or some other method to replace the first-past-the-post system now used).
"it’s a recipe for discrediting democracy."
Not really. It used to be that winning the Democratic primary was tantamount to winning the general mayoral election. As a result, only registered Democrats played a meaningful role in the election.
What needs to occur is the practice of ranked choice voting needs to be expanded to the general election (or some other method to replace the first-past-the-post system now used).