Why Democrats Are Bankrolling Far-Right Candidates

<p>Democrats are meddling in Republican primaries this year to an unusual degree, attempting to elevate extremist candidates who they think will be easy to defeat in midterms in the fall.</p><p>Nowhere has that strategy been more divisive than in the election for a House seat in Michigan.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-weisman?smid=pc-thedaily">Jonathan Weisman</a>, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The meddling in Republican primaries has prompted<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/politics/democrats-midterms-trump-gop.html"> angry finger-pointing and a debate among Democrats</a> over the perils and wisdom of the strategy.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>