GOP Senate hopefuls once dismissed as ‘fringe’ by elites are now in positions to win.
Republican outsiders written off by their own party leadership and considered easy pickings by Democrats have defied the odds to make their races highly competitive, with some now tipped to win.
Democrats were so confident that some of these candidates labeled "far-right" or "fringe" by the media wouldn't win that Democrat campaigns and outside groups actually funneled money to them, thinking they'd be easier opponents in a general election than Republican primary hopefuls deemed more moderate or part of the GOP establishment.
Dems prefer to campaign and fundraise from an underdog position, those people winning is good for their bottom line
Imagine if the plan to beat slavery in the US was to let Slavery be legal in every state, so that anti-slavery politicians would get more funding to win elections... to undo slavery in every state.
What the fuck is the end goal of this exactly
:stonks-up:
to justify the loss while encouraging it
Libs have no end goal. It's all process and "the arc of justice". It's a perfect example of how capitalism gets in the way of everything
Beto's eclipsed Abbott in fundraising after Abbott began with a $40M head start. He's only fallen in the polls since he entered the race, but he's never had more money to spend.
Democrats are moneyballing the fuck out of losing elections.