Since Vermont has open primaries, why is their other senator a Democrat and why is their congressional house member a Democrat.
Texas has open primaries. Why do we have Ted Cruz??? Hello??
Open primaries don't mean what you think it means. I live in an open primary state.
Open primary means that the voter is not obligated to vote in a specific primary..
He ran in the Democratic Primary in:
US House:
1990
1994
1996 (He lost, but won in the general as an independent)
1998
2000 (Lost, but won in the general as independent)
2002
2004 (Lost, but won in the general as an independent)
US Senate:
1972 Liberty Union
1974 Liberty Union
2006 Democratic
2012 Democratic
2018 Democratic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Bernie_Sanders
He is welcome to run in the general as a Democrat as his junior senator, Peter Welch did.
States with Open Primaries
Voters may choose to vote in one party's primary election, regardless of their partisan registration.
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_primaries_in_the_United_States
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