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When hard-right Republican John Gibbs defeated anti-Trump incumbent Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) in their primary matchup last week, it was the first piece of the plan for Democrats to take back the seat.
That plan—elevate a more extreme, less electable Republican and help the Democrat win in November—could work out perfectly. It could also fail spectacularly.
When elections prophet and pollster Dave Wasserman announced on election night that he was projecting the “Trump-endorsed John Gibbs” to defeat Meijer in the primary, he announced in the same tweet that he was moving the race from a “Toss Up” to “Lean Democrat.”