Trump-endorsed Gibbs beats incumbent Meijer in the Michigan District 3 Republican primary (Justin Amash's old seat). Meijer notably was one of the few Republicans in the House that voted to impeach Trump. Gibbs believes the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent.
This district used to be R+9, but due to redistricting is now D+3. Polling suggests Scholten should be able to beat Gibbs (44-35 in a May poll).
The DCCC spent some money on ads about Gibbs. Meijer probably would have won his reelection, but Gibbs makes this a winnable seat for the Dems.
I watched the Cox ads in Maryland to see what the big deal was. I didn't see any lies. They emphasized all his craziness. So it would be sort of like running ads about a "baby killer" and that guy getting nominated. It is a big indictment of the Republican party that these sorts of ads help the candidates. It shows how it is still Trump's party through and through. But I think it is playing with fire generally and I wouldn't do it personally.
I would feel totally differently if the ads were dishonest. But I don't particularly take a view of voters that they should be shielded from info on the candidates in a democracy. Even if the outcomes may not be to my liking always.
Republicans and libertarians sort of continually told me that campaign finance limits weren't necessary or were even bad because money is speech and more speech is good for voters. But now they want Dems to not give attention to a candidate they see as extremist.