I’ve seen enough commercials featuring hard right doctor candidates in Florida and Tennessee to think it is a trend. What’s going on here?
It makes sense, from the perspective of both the Republican Party and the candidates. The GOP gets a candidate with plenty of his own money and good connections within the donor class; he can also be used as evidence that the party doesn’t really reject science. The candidates typically view themselves as hard-working, self-made men who have a right to deference from the public (call it “I built this” syndrome); self-interest also causes them to oppose M4A and even the public option.
How many of these guys will win? We’ll see in the next eight days.