Democrats across the country are trying to ‘pull a McCaskill’ and pick their own opponents
Pennsylvania Democrat Josh Shapiro made headlines earlier this month when he began airing ads to not-so-subtly boost one of his Republican rivals: state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a QAnon ally whom many Republicans fret would be a toxic nominee should he win Tuesday’s primary for governor. Shapiro, though, is by no means the only Democrat who’s trying to pick his opponent by meddling across the aisle, a tactic that has a long history in American politics.