The Democrats are purposely boosting far-right Republicans. This will backfire | Hamilton Nolan

Democratic strategists have spent millions of dollars to aid extremists, on the theory they'll be easier to defeat in the general election. We will all live with the consequences

An alarming number of people employed as professional political strategists by the Democratic party do not seem to understand what politics" actually means. If this sounds too cute to be true, think of it another way: if all of the professional political strategists employed by the Democratic party do understand what politics" actually means, they are negligent and willing to do harmful things for short-term gain. Either way, it ain't good.

The most glaring manifestation of this in the current election cycle is the fact that Democrats across the country spent millions of dollars to boost the candidacies of right-wing Maga candidates in the Republican primaries, on the theory that those extremists would be easier to defeat in the general election.

Hamilton Nolan is a writer based in New York