Funding Fringe Candidates in Republican Primaries Is Still a Terrible Idea

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Creating a Democratic hate incubator is dangerous.

The Democrats had a plan: Fund the right-wing radicals. For the 2022 midterms, according to numbers compiled by the Washington Post, Democrats spent $19 million in support of far-right Republican primary candidates who denied or questioned the results of the 2020 election. Fringe-right candidates, they assumed, would be less palatable to voters in specific districts and states, during a general election. 

It seems like it worked.

Most of the money went towards TV ad buys backing GOP candidates in 13 races across eight states. Six of these candidates won their primaries. And of those six candidates, almost all of them lost their midterm bids in the general election in 2022—with the exception of Kari Lake, whose Arizona governor race is still too close to call.

So, yeah, everything went well, right?

Well, no. Elections aren’t just elections, they’re a part of a permission structure. To win a primary election is in some ways to be deemed acceptable. These people aren’t just losers who are barred from ever running again. They have gained star power.  

“Many of these candidates develop a much larger following, even if they lose the current race,” Mike Madrid, cofounder of the Lincoln Project told PBS, referring to fringe candidates who run for office. “What we have seen is, they come back and win for school board or state legislative race or for city councils because of this new awareness and this new recognition.”

With that in mind, here is a quick list of the beneficiaries of Democratic interference money and a sampling of things they believe:

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