Florida Republicans Indulge Crank Candidates: Jonathan Bernstein

Primary elections in Florida on Tuesday provided yet another illustration of how the parties differ when it comes to dealing with their cranks (and worse): Republicans seem to be more tolerant than Democrats.

Before I get to that, it’s also worth mentioning the two special elections for House vacancies in New York, which also held primaries yesterday. In both cases, Democrats did better than expected given the results of the 2020 presidential election in those districts. That makes four House special elections that have gone well for Democrats since the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion. And that’s not counting one ...