The think tanks - Koch Bros. et al - decided to build a pipeline from the local races up to national. That's why national stories dominate even local races, because the local offices recruit candidates based on their adherence to the national platform first.
That's why I keep saying general elections are pragmatic exercises in us-vs-them power. Fixing the system happens in the 2 or 4 years in-between. The Repub machine has been working the system in the in-between years since the 80s.
That's why I keep saying general elections are pragmatic exercises in us-vs-them power. Fixing the system happens in the 2 or 4 years in-between. The Repub machine has been working the system in the in-between years since the 80s.