A long time Democrat acquaintance made a habit of voting in the republican primaries for Ron Paul. For the longest time I thought it was because he liked Ron Paul.
On reflection, it's more clear that he was trying in a surreptitious way to get a Republican to get the nomination who would be easy for the Democrat to beat.
That's probably what is going on here. See Trump doing better in 'open' primaries; Cruz sees success in GOP-only contests. Excerpts:
Trump does better in “open” primary contests where members of either party can vote, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tends to do better in "closed" contests limited only to registered Republicans. ...
To date, Trump has won a dozen contests, seven of which were open to voters regardless of party affiliation – and two of which have a hybrid system. He has won only three contests that were limited to registered Republicans – Nevada, Kentucky and Louisiana. (His victories in the latter two states were relatively tight.)
By contrast, five of Cruz’s six victories came in closed or semi-closed contests. The only exception was Texas, his home state.
Trump's explanation:
Trump likes to boast he’s growing the party beyond its traditional base, bringing in Democrats and minorities and other groups who might not normally support a Republican candidate.
Maybe. But maybe they think Hill/Bernie will do better against him than the others.
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