In california, an incumbent republican named david valadeo was facing a maga trump person named chrismatis. The democrats went in with an ad that had two soup can s, one labelled christmatis, one labeled David valadeo. Republicans got to check the ingredients. But that's just one example. Onef the democratic governors association also boasted a very conservative, right winged republican named daron bailey who was running for governor in illinois. Reg lopez is too servative for colorado. Dancox, too close to trump,. too conservative for maryland. Wan hanks, too conservative for color Colorado. And i could name probably
Democrats are meddling in Republican primaries this year to an unusual degree, attempting to elevate extremist candidates who they think will be easy to defeat in midterms in the fall.
Nowhere has that strategy been more divisive than in the election for a House seat in Michigan.
Guest: Jonathan Weisman, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
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