While it is possible to disenfranchise a voter in the national election, it is ABSOLUTELY NOT possible to do so in a primary/caucus in the way several individuals have chosen to argue. A political party is a private group. Can we all understand that? Nobody is making you a democrat. The nomination process is completed among those who are members of the party. You can choose to leave the party on the grounds you stated (or any grounds for that matter), but it certainly doesn't make it a valid reason. In fact, it is borderline infantile to abandon your affiliation for such an inconsequential reason, especially considering the fact that we don't even know what the voting would produce. None of the candidates had an opportunity to campaign in these states, and there was an agreement that they would not count. As I said before, blame the state leaders for their misguidance and hypocritical rhetoric.