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   In the previous article, Adam H. Kerman  wrote:   
   > Last I looked, we still have secret ballot in this country so you   
   > couldn't possibly know why he registered Republican.   
      
   I can't "know" to a metaphysical certainty, but I can infer from   
   available evidence that he was not politically conservative.  (I   
   should think that would be uncontroversial.)  That leaves one other   
   plausible explanation.   
      
   > I don't know about Pennsylvania, but there are states that require   
   > party registration to vote in that party's primary.   
      
   Exactly.  People cross-register for primaries in order to cast   
   "spoiler" votes.  This is common and sometimes rises to the level of   
   organized efforts.   
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