All voters from any party are allowed to participate in an open primary. In an open primary, a voter may cast votes on a ballot of any party.
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Issue politics refers to the most important subjects of debate in current politics. I.E. all the thing candidates talk about during campaigns. "Issues Voters" determine who they will vote for by understanding what each politician says of particular concerns of the voters. Party politics refers to the generally accepted policies of a political party. "Party Voters" determine who they will vote for by which party they run under, and sometimes how they think certain subject matter as compared to that of others of their preferred party.
To some degree they do. Party members almost always have the same views on many issues, so voters can at least infer some of the views a candidate holds. You have to be careful, though, just because someone belongs to a certain party does not necessarily mean that the person holds all of the same views as the party. You have to find out what the views of the individual candidates are regardless of the party they are in.