#1, but if "behind closed doors" were an option, that would be great, especially if it were permanent. Exorcise the ghost of McGovern. Voted #3.
Completely agree. McGovern ruined the Democratic Party nomination process. Why they even stuck with his ridiculous primary system after the man lost 49 states to Richard Nixon is beyond me. He should have been completely discredited after that.
Of course, it's too late now, unfortunately. The current system has been around for too long. The backlash to the Democrats going "anti-democratic" would be immense. That's why those floodgates never should have been opened.
It would be anti-democratic.