Throughout the primary season, Democrats caused a stir by involving themselves in Republican primary elections by spending loads of money to boost potentially weaker GOP contenders in the hopes of improving Democrats’ chances in the general election. This brand of opposite-party meddling has a long history in our politics, but because the Republican candidates who stood to benefit in 2022 often embraced extreme positions such as denying the legitimacy of the 2020 election, many observers — including many Democrats — were critical of this interference. Democratic-aligned groups spent money in more than a dozen Republican primaries, and six of their preferred candidates won congressional or gubernatorial primaries, according to data compiled by The Washington Post. As the table shows, Democrats are now favored in each of these contests, according to FiveThirtyEight’s 2022 midterm forecast. -- #2022elections #democrats #republicans