Democrats were at it again this week in Michigan, successfully targeting freshman congressman Peter Meijer for the offense of voting to impeach Trump over January 6. So much for gratitude toward people who stood up in solidarity when House Democrats asked them to do so. In some cases — such as in Colorado, Michigan, and Illinois — Democratic spending was the bulk of the financial support for these Republicans.
The Democrats have forfeited any claim to the moral high ground and revealed the total insincerity of anything they say about democracy or about responsibility to put country over party. Democrats have never been much for holding their own accountable for stolen-election theories or other malfeasance, or for tolerating members of their party who take brave stands against the party line. But this is a new low. It’s true that the ultimate responsibility for nominating fringe candidates lies with Republican primary voters who are willing — even eager — to support them. But if Democrats truly believe that people such as Lake and Doug Mastriano are existential threats to democracy, the last thing they ought to be doing in a red-wave election year is helping to put them one step closer to power.
For Democrats, anything goes in seeking even a modest advantage in winning office. Every Democrat involved in these shenanigans richly deserves to lose. And Republican voters should pay more attention to who wants them to vote for these sorts of candidates. They do not have the interests of Republican voters, conservative causes, or American democracy at heart.
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