In WA the ballots have a statement from the person saying “X prefers the Republican party” or similar but there are no endorsements allowed. Partly this is bec

In WA the ballots have a statement from the person saying “X prefers the Republican party” or similar but there are no endorsements allowed. Partly this is because of the way primaries work here (they are open and there is no “official” party-backed candidate). Anyway, there is nothing stopping a candidate from claiming they prefer a party that they don’t actually hope to represent.