Josh Marshall ponders whether nominating batshit insane Trumpists - without Trump on the ballot - will lead to unexpected pickups for Democrats. I suspect it will. Trump holds his Deplorables because he's Trump, not because people instinctively love the "Big Lie." They just love Trump. But many more people hate Trump, so...
Additionally, we are living with the Conventional Wisdom that the President's party gets creamed in the midterms. Obviously, this was true in 2018 and 2010. It was less true in 2002. Ultimately, a quick and sustained recovery from Covid will have more to do with Democratic hopes than anything. However, running insane Trumpists could further cement Democratic gains with moderate suburban voters who typically vote in disproportionate numbers in midterms. That's the hope anyway.
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