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Political groups and nonprofits aligned with the Democratic Party have spent nearly $44 million on advertising campaigns across five states’ Republican primaries to boost the profile of far-right candidates in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Maryland.
Democrats strategy is rooted in the belief that these candidates — many of whom spread unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential race was stolen from former President Donald Trump — will be easier to defeat in a general election.
Democratic spending has helped secure Republican nominations for candidates in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
In Maryland, Democrats are spending on a Republican gubernatorial primary that is still ongoing and is viewed as a tossup. But in California and Colorado, Democrats spent money elevating the profile of candidates who did not advance to the general election.
Democrats spend millions on Republican primaries - OpenSecrets News
Democrats spent nearly $44 million on advertising campaigns to influence Republican primaries across five states.
These people say Ultra Maga Republicans are a threat to democracy and must be stopped. Talk about saying one thing but acting in a completely different way.
The midterm is going to be a WAVE election. Do Democrats realize this strategy failed in 2016?
