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The difference between open and closed primaries

On March 8, people of Michigan will vote in the state’s first official democratic presidential primary in decades. Primaries can either be closed, allowing only registered party members to vote, or open, allowing any registered voter to participate, political science professor Sarah Reckhow said.

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MSU Greenline to host dodgeball fundraiser for Flint

This Friday from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., MSU Greenline will be putting on a dodgeball fundraising tournament to raise money for the MSU Pediatric Public Health Fund. The fund is designed to aid in research on the effects of Flint's lead water poisoning on the city's children and long term solutions to help them cope.

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MSU students, experts weigh in on demographic voting blocs for 2016 election

Election politics has its own jargon and assumptions. Among those, two of the best known terms are the idea of a “black” or “Latino” vote. These terms refer to the assumption that black Americans and Latino Americans, as a whole, vote along similar political issues and interests. Using these interests, political analysts will predict which political party or candidate has a better chance of being elected after gaining black or Latino voting support.