[MHT]

No, the more the worse.... Less money for any one candidate (unless he/she self-finances the run); fewer volunteers as they are split between different campaigns; increased agitation between voter blocks; more ads with more criticism of other Republicans (which becomes GREAT fodder for the future DEMOCRAT opponent!)... Furthermore, dissociated supporters of the losers sometimes do not get behind the winner but carries the disappointment by not voting at all in the general.

[kabar]

It is not a zero sum game. The number of volunteers are not limited. Candidates bring their own constituencies and volunteers. As the Rep Presidential primary demonstrated, the more candidates you have, the harder it is to break 50% of the vote. The objective for the Reps in this special election is to stop Ossoff from getting 50%. There is nothing wrong with the Reps having in this case, four main candidates.

The real consideration is the number of independents and how they lean in this race. Will they even bother to show up? The greater the turnout, the better for the Reps given the history of this district.