Happens all the time. Favorite Dem tactic is to dilute the conservative field with a couple ringers. Usually it is some mentally deluded “libertarian” who suckers in 1 or 2 percent of the vote from fellow screwballs. These days that is often the margin in of victory for the opposition.
“Favorite Dem tactic is to dilute the conservative field with a couple ringers”
BINGO.... I wonder how many of the 11 republican candidates were hired by the democrats to run... RNC are a bunch of wuzzie gildings.