Some Democrats Choosing to Vote For Republicans In Certain Races Just to Keep MAGA Candidates Out of Office


The Associated Press analyzed early voting records from data firm L2 which found that more than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia’s Democratic primary two years ago also cast ballots in last week’s state Republican primary, an unusually high number of so-called crossover voters. Even taking into account the limited sample of early votes, the data reveal that crossover voters were consequential in defeating Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidates for secretary of state and, to a lesser extent, governor.
Crossover voting, also known as strategic voting, is not exclusive to Georgia this primary season as voters across the political spectrum work to stop Trump-backed extremists from winning control of state and federal governments. The phenomenon is playing out in multiple primary contests, sometimes organically and sometimes in response to a coordinated effort by Trump’s opponents.

Analysis of early voting records in Georgia found that 37,144 people who cast ballots in Democratic primaries in 2020 voted in last week’s #Republican primary. While so-called crossover #voting is nothing new, this is an unusually high number. Read more >> https://t.co/PNM3exjdsq pic.twitter.com/fJ2emav0NG
— OZY (@ozy) May 31, 2022
Another of Trump’s detractors in Congress is Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), who has called for an “uneasy alliance” between Democrats, independents, and Republicans to take down pro-Trump candidates in GOP primaries whenever and wherever possible. Some states have open primaries like Georgia that allow people to vote in either primary, while other states have more restrictive rules.
It worked @COUNTRY_F1RST! https://t.co/KFz5z4Ij4g
— Adam Kinzinger🇺🇦🇺🇸✌️ (@AdamKinzinger) May 31, 2022
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