August’s Republican primaries raise concrete strategic questions for pro-democracy leaders in both parties:
How should Democrats try to win at all costs? Can such an approach include “the Bad Democratic Bet” of boosting election-denying Republicans to weaken the GOP nominee?
For pro-democracy Republicans, what is the realistic path forward in a political reality where Liz Cheney can’t top 30% for re-election?
The intersection of these questions is of particular interest to those focused on winning over ex-Republicans and right-of-center swing voters. The natural answers (of course the GOP needs saving! of course the DCCC shouldn’t elevate election-deniers!) cannot be dismissed, and the existing cases are worthy of closer study.
Surely there has to be a better way than 80% of impeachment-voting Republicans going down to defeat while Democrat’s expected House margin improves from undermining one of them.
Right?