Reason mag likes moderate republicans.
My point is sometimes the strategy will backfire and dems will get the maga elected. The consequences of an accidental discharge can be bad enough that you just never let the muzzle pass a person.
And Trump is still favored to win, second favored is DeSanta, third is Joe Biden.
This is short term desperation strategy. This is not 4D chess meta gaming.
its the pied piper strategy, they think if the most extreme republican wins the nomination people will be "forced" to vote blue. it worked out really well in 2016