By electing bomb throwers and crackpots, both the Democrats and Republicans hurt the brand of their party for the next election

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One of the worst features of the U.S. election primary system in the polarized “Red vs. Blue” era is the tendency of primary voters to flock to the candidate they most want to “destroy” the other party, not the candidate best positioned to do so. 

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Let’s say a zombie is scratching at your door. You’ve got a shotgun, a handgun and your favourite frying pan. The shotgun has the greatest chance of success, the handgun — if one is careful and skilled — has a solid chance of working, but the frying pan? It probably won’t dispatch the threat, but come on, how cool would it be to take out a zombie with a frying pan? So, you go with that. 

In this extended metaphor, Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is the Democrats’ frying pan and Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican one. 

Given trends in media........

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