Just when I thought I had it all figured out...

I thought these primaries were like the party nominations we have here, only with the direct approach instead of the representative approach here. But then I read an article in the paper today:

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...The whole family is republicans, but both Karen Smith and Heather West plan to participate in the democrat nomination.
- I'll vote for the candidate who will be the easiest for McCain to beat in November, And that's Barack Obama, says Karen.
So what the hell? Republicans can vote for the democrat candidate? Or is this journalist a useless idiot?