Mitt Romney says Democratic efforts to boost Trump-allied GOP election deniers is a 'stupid' approach: 'Be careful what you wish for'

Romney criticized Democratic efforts to bolster Republican candidates who have embraced former President Donald Trump's debunked 2020 election claims, arguing that it could harm the country.

The Utah Republican, who was one of the first Senate Republicans to congratulate President Joe Biden on his electoral victory in November 2020, said that Democrats spending money to elevate far-right candidates while banking on their lack of electability in the general election was a risky move.

He told The Huffington Post that it is stupid. "Be aware of what you want." You can pick someone who will hurt the country and your own party.

Romney has fought back against Trump's voter fraud allegations, which have become a staple of the GOP.

He broke away from the former president when many in his party refused to support him.

He thinks the Democratic push to influence GOP primary voters to back candidates who questioned the 2020 results in states like Maryland and Pennsylvania is a bad way to win general election races.

There is a Trump-aligned state Del. Dan Cox won this week's GOP gubernatorial primary over Kelly Schulz, who led Maryland's labor department and commerce department.

In a video released by her campaign, a narrator said that Cox as the GOP nominee would ensure that the party wouldn't retain the governor's office. Hogan is a popular Moderate Republican.

Democrats feel that Cox's deep embrace of Trump's election claims will sink his general election candidacy against their party's projected nominee Wes Moore in a deep blue state that will still send Republicans to the Governor's office.

In Pennsylvania, the state Attorney General spent over $800,000 to help the state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who was endorsed by Trump in the GOP gubernatorial primary. In one of the most politically-competitive states in the country, Mastriano won his party's primary, but he is only running a few points behind his opponent in the general election.

In the Illinois governor's race, Democrats invested over $35 million to influence the outcome of the election.