>> it is very easy to cut down an upstart candidate by an entrenched incumbent by just attacking their supporters and intimidating them before the challenger ev

>> it is very easy to cut down an upstart candidate by an entrenched incumbent by just attacking their supporters and intimidating them before the challenger even becomes a threat > Can you cite any examples of this happening? Typically the attack is on the upstart candidate, not their supporters. Brendan Eich. He supported an unpopular opinion at the ballot box and lost his job for it. We can debate whether it was because he _is_ a bigot or not, but there is a direct causal link between his paid support for a cause and his lost job.