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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
S. E. Cupp

Dems make risky bets on Trump Republicans

State Sen. Darren Bailey poses for a photo, before a GOP gubernatorial primary debate in late May. Bailey is an example of Dems spending millions to push far-right GOP candidates in hopes of them beating moderates in the primaries. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

If you gave money to the House Majority PAC, associated with Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, you probably didn’t intend for it to help back a far-right Trump defender in California’s 22nd district, who believes Trump would still be president if the 2020 votes had been “properly counted.”

Or to another California Republican candidate in California’s 40th district who trafficked in anti-Semitic tropes while running for the House of Representatives there.

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