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2016 Postmortem

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts) Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:11 PM Feb 2016

Andrea Mitchell Is Dead Wrong (just now on MSNBC)

Saying that Michigan's primary is Democrat only (paraphrased).

It is an open primary state.

Funny that nobody on that stage knows enough to correct her.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_primaries_in_the_United_States

^snip^

States with an open presidential primary[edit]
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Hawaii (Open primary for state, local, and congressional races; closed caucus system for presidential races.)
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts (All races' primaries open for "unenrolled"/unaffiliated voters only)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin[11]