return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoDemocrats Meddle in Ohio G.O.P. Senate Primary, Pushing Trump’s Choicewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down127
arrow-up1-12arrow-down1external-linkDemocrats Meddle in Ohio G.O.P. Senate Primary, Pushing Trump’s Choicewww.nytimes.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·5 months agooh yes, because that never backfired at all.
minus-squarefirebyte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-25 months agoI was horrified when I first heard about this, though it actually seems to be a good strategy, if risky and ballsy: Prop up an opposing candidate in the primary, who you project (the risky part) will poll worse against you in the general election. It seems to be working… https://youtu.be/K-UG88yoF0M?si=waPJ6WO29tQo2uJb Given that Democrats this time around are out-fundraising the Republicans, it could be a really smart strategy. https://democrats.org/news/rnc-statement-on-the-rncs-desperate-financial-situation/
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoStatistically this is always the right play, tho. Trump was an outlier.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-25 months agoIf a statistical precedent is broken, you need to consider it’s no longer precedent. MAGA is proving the old ways of doing things don’t work. New strategies are needed- like maybe picking better candidates. Which, case in point, why would you then intentionally loose that vital data point if their votes?
oh yes, because that never backfired at all.
I was horrified when I first heard about this, though it actually seems to be a good strategy, if risky and ballsy:
Prop up an opposing candidate in the primary, who you project (the risky part) will poll worse against you in the general election.
It seems to be working…
https://youtu.be/K-UG88yoF0M?si=waPJ6WO29tQo2uJb
Given that Democrats this time around are out-fundraising the Republicans, it could be a really smart strategy.
https://democrats.org/news/rnc-statement-on-the-rncs-desperate-financial-situation/
Statistically this is always the right play, tho. Trump was an outlier.
If a statistical precedent is broken, you need to consider it’s no longer precedent.
MAGA is proving the old ways of doing things don’t work. New strategies are needed- like maybe picking better candidates.
Which, case in point, why would you then intentionally loose that vital data point if their votes?