General Discussion

Voters in a primary are not an institutional vetting committee. They can only make decisions based on the information made public at the time.

Proper vetting means campaigns, local media, and state party apparatuses doing basic due diligence on a candidate's background prior to the primary cycle, rather than leaving voters completely in the dark until a catastrophic general election collapse.

As for where the general election voters were during a low-turnout primary ... they were at home. And this is exactly why primary metrics are a poor gauge for general election viability. Independents and moderates don't typically participate in party primaries, but they absolutely decide the winner in November. That isn't a lack of motivation; it is just how the electoral calendar works.

However, this series of rapid-fire rhetorical questions feels more like an interrogation than a discussion. I’ve laid out the electoral realities as simply as possible, so I'll leave it there and step away. Have a great weekend.