I noticed Trakis didn’t exactly earn an overwhelming majority in the GOP primary. The establishment RINOs are a real problem for us, and unfortunately, tend to have huge bankrolls that overwhelm the more humble bank accounts of the preferred Conservative grassroots candidates.
Trakis would’ve done even worse it not for early voting.
It was a huge tactical area. I think a lot of people tend to be more willing to vote in the abstract for national office. For their home-town vote that affects us directly, except for the idiotic cities, people are more likely to vote for a conservative who will protect their small town values and independence from big government. By running a bought and paid for RINO, not enough voters saw any reason to vote Republican. This guy wasn't going to get money to these small towns. He was going to be in support of construction projects and government subsidies to for-profit schooling and medical providers who are deep-pocket donors.