The fallibility of the primary electorate

The fallibility of the primary electorate

For the most part, Democratic primary voters have done a better job of avoiding sub-replacement-level cranks on the level of Todd Akin and Christine O’Donnell in competitive primary races. This may be one reason why too many people who should have known better convinced themselves to overlook the field of red flags surrounding Graham Platner, like we just don’t make mistakes like Todd Masters. But “better” doesn’t mean “perfect,” and as it happe…