It has long been beyond my understanding why either party allows cross-over voters in their primary elections. “Long,” as in since I became aware of the practice. Republicans of some long standing (at least 1 year, IMHO) as Republicans should pick Republican candidates, and ditto for Dems. All that cross-over voting does is to allow one party to manipulate the results of the other’s primaries (like in this case).
Oh, and since the Republicans are the Stupid Party, it is always the Dems who screw with the Republican selection process.
Enough!!!! Time to ditch cross-over voting in primary elections nationwide.
I believe it's a state legislature issue.