Friday's rally wasn't the first time President Trump has suggested his supporters get involved in a Democratic primary in order to benefit him politically
"By the way, the Republicans allowed to vote in the -- are you ready?" he said to cheers from a crowd of supporters at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina."Are you ready? Let's do it together," Trump said, going on to say that he" this is OK from a campaign finance standpoint.
Unlike in the Granite State, where voters who register as Republicans or Democrats must vote in their party's primary, South Carolina has an open primary system and Republicans are not holding their own contest on Saturday. That allows people who are registered Republicans to cast ballots in the Democratic contest.
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