AZ and MS are similar.
McCain uses dem crossovers in the primary to take out his conservative opponents.
The dems in AZ know that it is a very red state so the best they can do is help nominate a moderate who will listen to them. This is why McCain always gets in. And I would not be surprised to hear of under the table payoffs for those dem crossover votes in AZ.
Without question money still talks, unfortunately it often trumps principle.
With about $50,000 I can buy someone a position inside the AZ democrat party (infiltrate) and get close to the McCain connection for crossover votes. Then a process of gathering names and evidence would be ammunition to blow McCain away.
And there’s nothing illegal about using paid informants.
Can’t these damn open primaries be ended?