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[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (3 children)

In most states, only party members can vote in their party’s primary elections.

Primary elections are held before the general election to pick the party’s candidates for the general.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago

In most states, only party members can vote in their party’s primary elections.

Minor point of clarification:

Pennsylvania is one of only 14 states with closed primaries

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he wanted to vote against Trump several times: both in the primary and main

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

If I remember right, Haley was already out of the PA primary.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago

I don't know, it's just an urge to interfere with the US politics in any way

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's kind of true, but it depends. Most states don't have laws requiring closed primaries and allows the party to choose which voters to include. However, in general the Republican party tends to have closed primaries when possible.

They are closed in Pennsylvania, though.

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types