This is why: Much of the GOPe are RINOs, uniparty, deep state, elites, establishment, turncoats, assistant democrats, traitors, back-stabbing, lying liars, swamp dwellers, debt junkies, crooks, thieves, scumbags, republicrats, democrat lite, the list can on go if one wants...
Obviously that list above can vary depending on location but in truer red areas the voting for the lesser of evils has been over for a number of years. Yes, “punishing” is a conscious activity and deserved much of the time but just ignoring the incompetents (national, state, local) has turned in a default for so many. Remember the GOPe has held the rats hand every step of the way for decades, the reason for nearing a total collapse of our country is because of the uniparty/”reaching across the aisle” is a natural conclusion of the above. Why most pundits don’t recognize this is astonishing.
As a pile-on above in recent times was the Tea Party activity peaking and then being crushed for good (apparently) by the original GOPe orange man, John Boehner and will never be forgotten or forgiven. It is not beating the democrats that is important right now, it is beating people that call themselves republicans.
Elephants never forget.
I guess that strategy was successful in Virginia yesterday.