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>> reporter: this is pretty dirty politics. >> look, it's public statements he made. i think it's fair game. >> reporter: also fair game, democrats can vote in this gop primary. life-long democrats like gary gusler are crossing over for cochran. do you think that cochran has been a good senator? >> i disagree with him on all the fundamental issues. but i think his performance as a senator over the years has been very good. and he is in a very powerful position and can bring lots of advantages to mississippi. >> reporter: now erin, some of that democratic crossover is organic and natural. some ...

Justice kennedy is, obviously, very good and justice roberts. they are -- justice societomayo- >> scalia and sotomayor don't exactly -- >> that's the beauty of being end pent. >> joining us from capitol hill, my celebrity doppelganger the sage luke russert. some interesting high jinx last night there on the part of both scott brown and elizabeth warren. the fact that he did not want to be associated very clearly did not want to be associated with mitt romney was interesting and definitely trying to put sun light between him and the obstructionist congress he is a part of. what did you make of ...

Calling tong, the asian obama. >> i'm laughing to. why? >> i think that's greatly overstated. it's frankly a ridiculous comparison. >> reporter: tong says obama, first minority president, insures asian americans. even his own dad thinks he'll win in 2012. it's happening across the country. traditionally underrepresented in politics, asian americans have recently narrowed the gap. congress has 13. governors, too. city mayors, 44. all records in the last election. and the reason behind this national trend? experts say, it's the crossover vote. >> they realize that if you have the right message, ...

Would be better for the democrats. do you think the crossover vote happened and do you think rick santorum ought to be dinged for it if he helped it happen? >> it did happen, it happens in every michigan presidential primary this is part of our process, you go to the polls, you asked for the ballot you want or in previously elections you voted in the column where you saw the choice you wanted to make. so this is the same situation that governor romney faced in the past. he knows how it works in michigan, for someone who has said so many times that he's in the best position to challenge the pre...

Trend more democratic. but that said, keep in mind, we're talking about only voters who are registered republicans, and 28% of those voters are crossing over and voting for secretary clinton. when we look at the other side and we look at registered democrats, there are no such defections. donald trump is winning only 6% of registered democrats who have voted so far this election. when we look at the overall landscape, there's almost an identical number of republicans and democrats who have voted. so this is really making up the difference that we're seeing in this poll is this substantial cros...