POLITICO NIGHTLY: Dems’ big midterm bet pays off — so far
View in browser BY MYAH WARD Presented by Democratic candidate for governor Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro greets a Steelworkers Union in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Shapiro faces far-right Republican challenger Doug Mastriano, who dems boosted in the primary, in the general election in November. | Mark Makela/Getty Images RISKY BUSINESS — Tuesday marks exactly six weeks until Election Day, when we’ll finally get resolution on one of the most widely discussed — and consequential — storylines of the 2022 election: the Democratic Party’s practice of meddling in Republican primaries in the hopes of producing unelectable nominees. It was a risky bet, but at the moment, it appears to be paying off. In the six races where Democrats were successful in boosting hard-right candidates to the GOP nomination, many of the Republicans are lagging in the polls, struggling to raise money and forced to explain past controversial statements. In three governors races wh...
