Hi Amy, respectfully, can you tell me exactly how Dems have made extreme right wing candidates win their primaries? I know that Democrats are often weak in their messaging but I’ve seen some incredibly hard work on the part of Democratic candidates to bring about the kind of changes we need to see. Would love some concrete examples.
Hi Amy, respectfully, can you tell me exactly how Dems have made extreme right wing candidates win their primaries? I know that Democrats are often weak in their messaging but I’ve seen some incredibly hard work on the part of Democratic candidates to bring about the kind of changes we need to see. Would love some concrete examples.
In Michigan, the Democratic Party spent large sums of money promoting the least qualified Republican candidate for the House hoping to flip that seat from Republican to Democratic. Also, some Democrats voted for Republicans in the primaries with the same goal in mind. It is a very dangerous game they are playing, and it will be disastrous if we, in fact, “lose” the game. It is my understanding that the Democratic Party did the same in other states.
I think Robert mentioned this when it was happening. The gamble is that those wing nuts won their primaries and are so out there that it will turn people to vote blue
Amy, Cathy, Karen - Agree this was so risky as to carry potential for being ruinous. It assumes that voters are actually voting for candidates based on their credentials and if that were the case, many of the current politicians would not be in office right now. It is obvious there are far too many voters who will vote for their party - Republicans - no matter what the candidate nominated stands for, so that putting the worst possible candidate in the running is a terrible tactic. It shows naivety and an ignorance of the character of the opposing party voters.
Hi Amy, respectfully, can you tell me exactly how Dems have made extreme right wing candidates win their primaries? I know that Democrats are often weak in their messaging but I’ve seen some incredibly hard work on the part of Democratic candidates to bring about the kind of changes we need to see. Would love some concrete examples.
In Michigan, the Democratic Party spent large sums of money promoting the least qualified Republican candidate for the House hoping to flip that seat from Republican to Democratic. Also, some Democrats voted for Republicans in the primaries with the same goal in mind. It is a very dangerous game they are playing, and it will be disastrous if we, in fact, “lose” the game. It is my understanding that the Democratic Party did the same in other states.
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1106859552/primary-illinois-colorado-republican-candidate-democrats-ads
I think Robert mentioned this when it was happening. The gamble is that those wing nuts won their primaries and are so out there that it will turn people to vote blue
National party spent money during primaries to run ads boosting the extreme candidates.
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/26/1113816038/ads-from-democratic-groups-boost-the-republican-candidates-that-may-be-easier-to
Amy, Cathy, Karen - Agree this was so risky as to carry potential for being ruinous. It assumes that voters are actually voting for candidates based on their credentials and if that were the case, many of the current politicians would not be in office right now. It is obvious there are far too many voters who will vote for their party - Republicans - no matter what the candidate nominated stands for, so that putting the worst possible candidate in the running is a terrible tactic. It shows naivety and an ignorance of the character of the opposing party voters.