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Joe Lancaster

Why Do Democrats Keep Backing the Trumpiest Candidate?

Yesterday was Maryland's primary election day. The winner of the Republican gubernatorial primary was supported by both former President Donald Trump and the Democratic Governors Association. Why is that?

For not the first time this election season, Democrats decided to put their collective thumbs on the scale to encourage Republican voters to pick the most extreme candidate. They believe that having Democrats tilt GOP primaries toward bad candidates will ultimately help Democratic candidates once general elections roll around.

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