Winmill wrote that all he got in the Idaho case was Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko’s testimony that he “can’t say whether (crossover voting) did or didn’t or has or hasn’t affected the ultimate outcome of any particular primary,” that no studies of that exist, but that Semanko asserted that “Every single Republican who has been on the primary ballot since 1988” has modified his or her political message, ideology and position on public policy issues in order to persuade nonparty members to back him or her in the primary/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

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Question: Do you think much crossover actually happens in Idaho primaries, where voters are allowed to choose whether they want to vote Republican or Democrat?

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