Democrats need to find a balance between a coherent strategy by talking about the state of the Republican field as a whole, rather than singling out a few bad apples and spending millions of dollars to boost them.
Republicans have unfit candidates and Democrats cannot remain fully neutral during Republican primaries. The GOP has reorganized itself around lying, cheating and corruption.
Like the Democrats, we will invariably have to respond to the outrages pouring out of MAGA candidates. But we should have a strategy that does more than simply elevate certain Republicans over the rest of the party simply because we believe voters will find them uniquely dangerous or threatening.
The Republican Party as a whole has radicalized against democracy and can’t be trusted with power.
If we play games in the GOP’s primaries hey that can backfire!
Democrats maintained a brittle grip on the Senate largely by egging along the G.O.P. to nominate extremists. Running ads to amplify the many wacky things a far-right underdog in the G.O.P. can energize conservatives.
The Democrats may face a midterm wipeout if we fail to use the months remaining before the elections to deliver on more of our agenda. Voters increasingly are motivated by fear over a variety of issues.
Given the threat Mr. Trump’s loyalists pose to American popular sovereignty, Democrats should refuse to intervene on their behalf during Republican primaries.
We do not ask any political party to resign itself to the toughest possible competition, and remain neutral or at least refusing to spend money on affecting their outcomes because Republicans would certainly never return the favor.
Mr. Trump’s imprint on the G.O.P. poses a mortal danger to the country and the Republicans are not capable of governing a democracy. That’s a powerful and honest assertion that can, with relentless messaging, remind the 81 million voters who cast their ballots for Joe Biden why they turned out in record-shattering numbers.
The Democrats already have a workable message heading into the midterms. there’s no need for the party to pull tricks in Republican primaries, and there’s certainly no need to pivot away from themes like the attempted coup of last winter to weak, counterproductive appeals about kitchen table issues.
All the Democrats have to do is tell the truth. Republican candidates who participated in the violent Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6, and also who supported it from afar.
Don’t let Mr. Trump take another a willful assault on our democracy.
Whether they play a hand in selecting their opponents or not, Democrats are blessed, at a time of great national disquiet, to be running against a party that in their obedience to Mr. Trump, have given Democrats the priceless gift of fighting from the high grounds of truth, ethics and fair play.
Start from there, and the rest will take care of itself.
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