Their misplaced faith in civility left rational Republicans disarmed and disorganized in the face of a cultish, right-wing purge. Unlike a previous generation of rational Republicans, this new wave is willing to drop the veneer of faux civility that has hobbled past centrists, and fight to win. Collias is offering voters a rational alternative that hasn’t been seen in a Republican primary in North Carolina in decades. Offering the district a rational Republican voice for the first time in modern history, Collias is pulling for an upset. With Cruz showing signs of remarkable weakness against a well-funded, charismatic Democratic challenger, primary voters might switch to a better bet.

Source: Forbes February 25, 2018 19:52 UTC