The Democratic Party is behaving recklessly and unpatriotically. So far, Democrats have spent tens of millions to help Trumpist candidates in Republican primaries.
In Illinois alone, the Democratic Governors Association and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent at least $30 million to attack a Trumpist’s moderate gubernatorial opponent. A political action committee affiliated with Nancy Pelosi worked to boost far-right Republican House candidates in California and Colorado.
They are doing it because they think far-right candidates will be easier to beat in the general elections than more moderate candidates.
What the Democrats are doing is sleazy in the best of circumstances. If you love your country more than your party, you should want the best candidates to advance in either party. And in these circumstances, what they are doing is insane: The candidates whom Democrats are supporting could wind up winning.
Many Democrats hope that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision will mobilize their voters for the coming midterms, but I’m convinced this election will primarily be about the economy and the existential state of the country. Things look extremely grim for the ruling party.