They'd lack the singular focus and leadership of a campaign led by an actual nominee, for one thing. (epolitics.com)
And I would not be surprised if the actual nominees are candidates whose names are not appearing in the headlines these days. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
AND when those safe district seats become open, all too often, a party committee in a closed meeting selects the candidate of the majority party - and the voters and the primary election have virtually no effect on who the actual nominee is - and this happens usually only once every 14 - 20 years in each gerrymandered district. (voices.washingtonpost.com)