Many people are frustrated with the party politics and the poor quality candidates offered in the general election. A lot of that is due to voter apathy where voters in the primaries do not take the elections seriously. A reform is being suggested is to do away with party primaries and hold a general primary election. Everyone would vote for their top pick candidate. For instance, if there are ten candidates in the primary, the top four or five would be forwarded to the general election regardless of party affiliation. That would force candidates to appeal to a wider range of voters and not just to the party faithful. That would also require them as elected officials in strong blue or red States to compromise to satisfy the largest number of voters and not just the party faithful. It would also allow independents and non-committed voters to vote since they are barred from primaries where they have to declare themselves as supporting one party or the other. That might open the door to minority candidates who might not be well-known in their party but are more widely known by the public. That offers a promise of improving the elections. However, it might also force out candidates in minority parties who don’t have the broad support outside of their party or force out Republicans in a strong Democrat State or force out Democrats in a strong Republican State. We haven’t had enough experience with it yet to fully know the effects. While there is bipartisan support for it, there is also bipartisan opposition.