Surprised the author didn't mention the long-standing and well-funded (by Dark Money on the Right) Red Map strategy targeting state legislatures as vehicles to gerrymander congressional districts heavily in favor of Republicans.A sad consequence of this maneuver has been to elevate Republican primaries as the sole determinant of general election victors.The much lower turnout in these initial contests has opened the door for cranks, extremists and--most importantly--those aligned with domestic oligarchs to prevail and take their places in the House.Pundits claiming the current Republican Clown Car reflects the organic dysfunction at the heart of the party don't know--or won't acknowledge--the enterprise has actually succeeded beyond the expectations of its architects.

Surprised the author didn't mention the long-standing and well-funded (by Dark Money on the Right) Red Map strategy targeting state legislatures as vehicles to gerrymander congressional districts heavily in favor of Republicans.A sad consequence of this maneuver has been to elevate Republican primaries as the sole determinant of general election victors.The much lower turnout in these initial contests has opened the door for cranks, extremists and--most importantly--those aligned with domestic oligarchs to prevail and take their places in the House.Pundits claiming the current Republican Clown Car reflects the organic dysfunction at the heart of the party don't know--or won't acknowledge--the enterprise has actually succeeded beyond the expectations of its architects.

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