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Political groups aligned with the Democratic Party are spending heavily to boost third-party longshot candidates in must-win races across the country as polls show Republicans gaining ground in the homestretch of the 2022 midterm elections.
Democratic groups have popped up in recent weeks to bolster third-party candidates in high-profile contests in which vulnerable Democrats are struggling.
Tied to Democratic operatives and firms, the groups are spending money to convince voters that the third-party longshots are the true “conservative” choice, efforts that can split the conservative vote and help ensure a Democratic victory.
“It’s an old tactic and one that both parties have used,” said Brad Bannon, a Democratic strategist who has run several high-profile campaigns. “It doesn’t always work, but in a close race, if you can shift even a few hundred votes away from your opponent, it could mean the difference between winning and losing.”
GDP BOOST TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE TO HELP DEMOCRATS, STRATEGISTS SAY
Democratic groups are spending heavily to boost third-party longshot candidates in must-win races across the country as Republicans gain ground in the homestretch.
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In Kansas, an organization called the American Center is putting tens of thousands of dollars behind independent gubernatorial nominee Dennis Pyle, who, in a recent poll, was at just 3% while the GOP and Democratic candidates were well ahead of him and running neck and neck. The American Center is working to contrast Pyle with the GOP nominee, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
“Meet conservative independent Dennis Pyle,” says a recent digital ad sent out by the group via text message. “He’s running as an independent against RINO Derek Schmidt, who supports illegal immigrants getting in-state tuition in Kansas.
The American Center, which shares an address with a prominent Washington, D.C.-based law firm used by the Democratic Party, is also…
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