Press conferences were held in the areas where crossover voting was being encouraged, and the Party rule was publicized in those areas. |
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The evidence showed that crossover voting generally does not change the outcome of elections, it merely accentuates the margin of victory. |
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I suspect it's obvious that crossover voting is more prevalent for incumbents than first- time candidates. |
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Most crossover voting takes place when the other party's primary is more interesting than one's own, or when the voter genuinely wants to support a candidate of the party to which he or she does not belong. |
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It warned them that any attempt to enforce the party's rule against crossover voting could subject officials to civil liability under state and federal law. |
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They downplayed distinctions between the three types, arguing that any time crossover voting occurs, nonmembers could be instrumental in determining a party's nominees. |
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Other states will permit crossover voting on the primary election day, provided the voter reregisters as a member of the party whose primary he or she is voting in. |
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Even some states without open primaries seem to have experienced crossover voting. |
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Why Republicans performed so much better in the governors' races is still unclear, though it may simply be that the races were more geared toward local issues, which tends to make crossover voting more common. |
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