That strategy did not work very well for those who tried it. It will not work well for us if we try it.
Chaffetz might be in a safe district. But there are a lot of districts we cannot take for granted. And there are swing districts (and Senate seats) held by Dems where we can win.
But we can only win if we play smart and play hard.
I agree that laughing at and ignoring the tea party didn’t work out well for those who tried it. Double down and show up in greater numbers and louder than the opposition keeping in mind that they are cancer and we know that ignoring cancer emboldens it. If they win back anything or think they are making us shrink back this is the last battle. If they get power it will be brutal how much will get jammed down our throats. They are out for blood it seems and are a bunch of demented cultists.
These are paid activists, not real people.