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In 1975 the U.S. Democratic Party '''Winograd Commission'''<ref>Not to be confused with 2006 Israeli commission of inquiry of the same name.</ref> was formed to challenge the State of [[Wisconsin]]'s long standing [[Progressive]] centerpiece reform, the direct open [[primary election]].  

In 1975 the U.S. Democratic Party '''Winograd Commission'''<ref>Not to be confused with 2006 Israeli commission of inquiry of the same name.</ref> was formed to challenge the State of [[Wisconsin]]'s long standing [[Progressive]] centerpiece reform, the direct open [[primary election]].  

Morley Winograd, Chairman of the Michigan Democratic party was asked to chair the commission. Its specific  concern was to disannul the voting rights of crossover voters among unaffiliated non-partisan voters and traditional [[Republican]]s.  

Morley Winograd, Chairman of the Michigan Democratic party was asked to chair the commission. Its specific  concern was to disannul the voting rights of crossover voters among unaffiliated non-partisan voters and traditional [[Republican]] voters.  

The commission focused on Wisconsin's unique direct open primary which had a considerable body of law behind it since inception in 1905, and was the model the [[McGovern-Fraser Commission]] reforms used to expand primaries to 25 states in 1972. The commission sought to limit participation in the candidate selection process by outlawing open primaries it felt interfered with the national party’s associational rights<ref>The Winograd Commission found that in 1968, crossovers were 28% of voters in the Wisconsin Democratic primary. 48% of those who said they were Democrats voted for Sen. [[Eugene McCarthy]], while 39% voted for [[President Johnson]]. A vote for Johnson, who dropped out just days before, was an expression of the "Uncommitted" stance which became increasingly popular among Democrats for the next decade.<br>Of the crossovers, 70% voted for McCarthy while only 14% voted for Johnson. Participation of crossovers increased McCarthy's margin over Johnson by two and one-half times.<br>In 1972, crossovers amounted to 34% of voters. 51% of self-identified Democrats voted for McGovern, while only 7% voted for [[George Wallace]]. Of the crossovers, however, 33% voted for McGovern while 29% voted for Wallace. The study figures the Winograd Commission used indicated 2/3 of Wallace's support came from crossover voters and concluded with proportional allocation, "crossover voters will . . . alter the composition of national convention delegations."<br>''Cross-Over Voting and the Democratic Party's Reform Rules'', David Adamany, American Political Science Review, 1976.</ref>.

The commission focused on Wisconsin's unique direct open primary which had a considerable body of law behind it since inception in 1905, and was the model the [[McGovern-Fraser Commission]] reforms used to expand primaries to 25 states in 1972. The commission sought to limit participation in the candidate selection process by outlawing open primaries it felt interfered with the national party’s associational rights<ref>The Winograd Commission found that in 1968, crossovers were 28% of voters in the Wisconsin Democratic primary. 48% of those who said they were Democrats voted for Sen. [[Eugene McCarthy]], while 39% voted for [[President Johnson]]. A vote for Johnson, who dropped out just days before, was an expression of the "Uncommitted" stance which became increasingly popular among Democrats for the next decade.<br>Of the crossovers, 70% voted for McCarthy while only 14% voted for Johnson. Participation of crossovers increased McCarthy's margin over Johnson by two and one-half times.<br>In 1972, crossovers amounted to 34% of voters. 51% of self-identified Democrats voted for McGovern, while only 7% voted for [[George Wallace]]. Of the crossovers, however, 33% voted for McGovern while 29% voted for Wallace. The study figures the Winograd Commission used indicated 2/3 of Wallace's support came from crossover voters and concluded with proportional allocation, "crossover voters will . . . alter the composition of national convention delegations."<br>''Cross-Over Voting and the Democratic Party's Reform Rules'', David Adamany, American Political Science Review, 1976.</ref>.