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I was simply responding to OP's assertion that anyone who voted for Peltola as their 1st choice was necessarily a Democrat, and so would not have voted in a the

I was simply responding to OP's assertion that anyone who voted for Peltola as their 1st choice was necessarily a Democrat, and so would not have voted in a theoretical Republican primary. This is not the case. I don't agree that 'typically, independent voters don't' vote in party primaries

pmyteh 4y ago
The suggestion was that they weren't likely to be Republicans, given that they've chosen a D over two different Rs, and presumptively wouldn't be voting in a Republican primary. I agree than with (semi-)open primaries that's not guaranteed, but it seems valid as a first approximation at least.