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In reply to the discussion: Dems propping up bad republican candidates actually worked [View all]bigtree
(85,996 posts)15. this is really just encouraging weakest opposition candidate
...it just so happens that the weakest are the worst of them.
I'm not really seeing value in less extreme republicans, especially when practically ALL of them rubberstamp the extreme legislation championed by any majority they might achieve.
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I remember many talking heads were really worried and wondered if it backfired on us n/t
Claustrum
Nov 2022
#1
I didn't have a problem with it. As far as I am concerned, anything necessary to win
tulipsandroses
Nov 2022
#7
See my post below. Their ads told the truth about those candidate. They did not "normalize" them
emulatorloo
Nov 2022
#17
This ad spending has been mischaracterized, at least regarding the House race in Michigan...
DemocraticPatriot
Nov 2022
#30