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Party leader Brian King urges Utah Democrats to stop registering as Republicans, citing ineffectiveness.

King argues party-switching disguises GOP extremism, hindering Democratic growth in Utah.

Republican party leader Rob Axson welcomes genuine converts but criticizes undermining the Republican Party.

SALT LAKE CITY — The era of "party raiding" in Utah is over, at least as far as the Utah Democratic Party is concerned.

Some liberal voters have for years suggested they should register as Republican in order to participate in the party's closed primary elections. Because the GOP is dominant in the state, some would-be Democrats see the strategy as the best way to push for more moderate candidates in primaries, though it's unclear how many undercover Democrats there actual

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