Determined to force his ideology everywhere, even in states where it would be rejected with a laugh.
I warned Bowers repeatedly that the push from the extreme of both parties could only benefit Republicans, since it would be exponentially easier for them to get their wing nuts elected in state after state, and once that happened not only would the numbers tilt in the wrong direction but there would be a seismic shift of what is considered midstream moderate and what is considered midstream conservative.
Bowers responded by giving me a warning, saying I was disrupting the website.
Gillum vs DeSantis is an interesting example of what I was referring to in 2006. We have a very good chance because that is Florida, a state not overly red, and with 2018 a pro-blue year nationally. But run that type of race in the vast majority of states and DeSantis is going to be the clear winner. Republicans previously did not dare nominate someone that far to the extreme. Now they are emboldened to do it time and again, and they would absolutely win that race in Florida in 2018 if let's say Hillary had been elected in 2016. The same mindset emboldens then to nominate and push through someone like Brett Kavanaugh.
Situational analysis is never a strength of our party. But that variable is everything. I seriously doubt the people who want to challenge Joe Manchin va primary have ever driven through states like West Virginia, or anywhere in the south or the conservative rural states, and listened to talk radio or conversation in a local eatery.
The demographic shifts are in our favor but this aspect of internet and activist involvement in the nomination process is an absolute disaster for our side. We were far better off when actual moderates were in play on both sides.
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