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"Extremely dangerous": Republicans spark fury with apparent meddling in Dem primaries
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House Democrats are seething over what is, by all indications, a nationwide Republican effort to elevate Democratic primary candidates viewed as more beatable in November.
Key facts
- Yes, but: A former House Democrat involved in the 2022 and 2024 elections argued that Democrats did their GOP primary meddling more out in the open in those cycles
- House Democrats are seething over what is, by all indications, a nationwide Republican effort to elevate Democratic primary candidates viewed as more beatable in November
- What they're saying: Democrats "aren't happy" that Republicans are "trying to help the far left," a senior House Democrat told Axios
- What they're hearing: One former House Republican with knowledge of the effort, speaking on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive details, told Axios this is simply the GOP fighting fire
Summary
Republican former Rep. Democrats, he said, "probably. taught the Republicans a lesson" in how to meddle in the opposing party's primaries. A trio of obscure super PACs with progressive-sounding names have cropped up in recent months to support more left-leaning or scandal-tarnished candidates in key battleground districts. Lead Left PAC played in Nebraska's 2nd district, Pennsylvania's 7th and, most infamously, Texas' 35th, where it reported spending over $1 million to boost Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist whose comments widely seen as antisemitic became a major flashpoint before she lost in a primary runoff.