Strategies being used by some Democrats are threatening to undercut their own credibility.
the former president following last year’s insurrection. “It undercuts the great work of the January 6 committee and makes us look like hypocrites.”Those optics are bad enough. But boosting the primary campaigns of the worst Republican officials could ensure those bad actors continue to steer the direction of the party: “I think it’s disgusting,”CNN over the weekend.
The GOP hasn't had much of an appetite for those “good Republicans” in a while now, of course, and some Democrats have argued that the strategy serves to highlight the extent to which the party itself has radicalized. “The overwhelming majority of Republican candidates running for office still refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election and lie to their voters, including every single one of my primary opponents,” Democrat.
But Democrats haven't only highlighted those risks; they have, in some cases, actively elevated the campaigns of some of the most dangerous GOP figures, viewing them as easier general election foes. The pitfalls almost go without saying: Should one of these radicals succeed, the consequences would be catastrophic. A state like Pennsylvania, which was central to
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