Look at what percentage of the vote those Republicans won in the last election, and if it’s over 60%, I can almost guarantee there’s not a Democrat alive that can win that office. Doesn’t make any sense for a Dem to run in a race they can’t win, as it would take resources away from Dems in competitive races.
Oh sure, totally understandable. I grew up in a mid-Atlantic state during the 80s & 90s, where even the Democrats would’ve been Republicans anywhere else. Tons of GOP incumbents never had opponents. It gradually got much better but it takes time and a change in demographics to make those changes, not Don Quixotic campaigns that are destined to lose.
Look at what percentage of the vote those Republicans won in the last election, and if it’s over 60%, I can almost guarantee there’s not a Democrat alive that can win that office. Doesn’t make any sense for a Dem to run in a race they can’t win, as it would take resources away from Dems in competitive races.
Not that I disagree, just that it would be good to have an opponent.
Oh sure, totally understandable. I grew up in a mid-Atlantic state during the 80s & 90s, where even the Democrats would’ve been Republicans anywhere else. Tons of GOP incumbents never had opponents. It gradually got much better but it takes time and a change in demographics to make those changes, not Don Quixotic campaigns that are destined to lose.