The national Democratic party has been running ads with the aim of goading the MAGA base to vote for Republican primary candidates who are endorsed by Trump and hold extremist views. One such ad was run in Maryland by the Democratic Governors Association (the “DGA”) about mega MAGA Dan Cox, the victorious candidate in the Maryland Republican gubernatorial primary.
I think it's larger than that. It's not a Maryland phenomenon, but a national one. And the sheer cynicism of such ads is both reflective of and a contributor to our angry and divided body politic. These ads are tribalism at its worst and a further abandonment of the center that absolutely must hold if the flawed but extraordinary republic with which we are blessed is to survive. I'm grateful that people like the Moores, who understand and share my concerns for our country, have emerged from the mire. We need them and we need more like them.
I think it's larger than that. It's not a Maryland phenomenon, but a national one. And the sheer cynicism of such ads is both reflective of and a contributor to our angry and divided body politic. These ads are tribalism at its worst and a further abandonment of the center that absolutely must hold if the flawed but extraordinary republic with which we are blessed is to survive. I'm grateful that people like the Moores, who understand and share my concerns for our country, have emerged from the mire. We need them and we need more like them.