What a joke ! They already have been doing this for at least four years. We have a house representative who ran as a “Independent” but is still 100% a Democrat. He knew this is the only way he had a chance of getting elected in our District.  In areas where a Democrat has not been elected in YEARS, they run them as Independent and they have no opposition from a Democratic Party, they get lots of support and money donated to,them from Party members.