This happens everywhere, and it's why dem enter is still a meaningful political tactic for winning seats, it only becomes a problem when these folks bend the knee to party leadership, but the goal should always just be about winning seats.
Political parties in the US are totally incoherent and are entirely horizontalist. The only thing that makes a person a democrat or a republican is self labeling of such, there's not a single ideological line you have to sign onto.
This happens everywhere, and it's why dem enter is still a meaningful political tactic for winning seats, it only becomes a problem when these folks bend the knee to party leadership, but the goal should always just be about winning seats.
Political parties in the US are totally incoherent and are entirely horizontalist. The only thing that makes a person a democrat or a republican is self labeling of such, there's not a single ideological line you have to sign onto.
The problem is you have to win a primary.
Yeah, and that's going to still be easier than winning a general as a third party candidate.