[Pravious]

“That appears to be what to watch for. “

I agree. Why would the hard-core dems work themselves into fits of anger and protest Trump rallies, then sign up to vote for him? More likely, they’re signing up to vote AGAINST him, knowing that he’s the only candidate who could possibly beat Hillary.

Just another way the GOP-e has managed to shoot themselves in the foot. Open primaries are just SO BLANKING STUPID (no matter WHO it benefits). Why on EARTH should we allow our political enemies to choose who OUR candidate is? What idiot came up with THAT one?

[insert sound of grinding teeth here]

[jjsheridan5]

I agree. Why would the hard-core dems work themselves into fits of anger and protest Trump rallies, then sign up to vote for him? More likely, they’re signing up to vote AGAINST him, knowing that he’s the only candidate who could possibly beat Hillary.

It depends who these dems are. If they are urban/suburban white liberals, or college kids, then yes, it could be liberals messing with the Republican primary. But I seriously doubt that this is occurring in any kind of widespread way. These people are terrified of Trump. More likely, it is blue-collar democrats who are switching over, in which case it is almost definitely sincere. Then, the question becomes: are they Trump supporters, or Kasich supporters. If it is the latter, then they are irrelevant, since Kasich will not win the nomination. But if they are the former, then Trump wins the general in a landslide, assuming that a sizable portion of Republicans aren't too busy pouting to vote in November.