According to Al Jazeera, Republican-linked political action committees are funding some Democratic primary candidates ahead of midterm elections. The strategy is straightforward: boost weaker rivals in hopes they'll be easier to defeat in the general election. Democrats have employed similar tactics. It's a routine—if cynical—part of modern campaign strategy where both parties manipulate who their opponents face.

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