This primary season, Democratic groups have paid to air ads — in Republican primaries, for the more conservative candidate. They hope it makes it easier for Democrats to win in their general elections.
• In a move that some Democrats have criticized as risky, Democratic groups in a number of Senate, House, and gubernatorial races have paid to air ads focused on GOP primary candidates who are more conservative, or more closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, than their competitors in the GOP field.
This primary season, Democrats have taken to the airwaves — not just in Democratic primaries, but in Republican ones, too.as risky, Democratic groups in a number of Senate, House, and gubernatorial races have paid to air ads focused on GOP primary candidates who are more conservative, or more closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, than their competitors in the GOP field.
The Democrats sponsoring these ads are betting on a kind of Jedi mind trick: that what spooks Democratic voters as too far to the right would be exactly what many Republican primary voters would want.
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