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Democrats' primary meddling is part of a bigger problem

It's a bad system for picking nominees

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Aug 08, 2022
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Rep. Peter Meijer has not amassed a particularly moderate voting record in the United States House of Representatives. But he did tell the truth about the 2020 election and voted to impeach Donald Trump, opening himself to a primary challenge from a Trump-backed candidate.

Interestingly, the challenger — John Gibbs — was also de facto backed by the DCCC…

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