This is an opinion from the Center. The political landscape has been roiled on three separate occasions this month by a trio of remarkably similar scandals. In each incident, the perpetrators used digital platforms to express the type of repulsive thoughts that should not only disqualify them from any meaningful political involvement in the future but also raise serious questions about their emotional well-being and ability to function in society. Two Democratic candidates for statewide office and a collection of officially recognized Young Republican organizations across the country have been exposed for incendiary and hateful online behavior. Together, these scandals have raised troubling questions about what happens when actors in a polarized political system and deeply divided society use the tools of technology to broadcast their anger and intolerance to an online audience. The first of the three to become public was Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Attorney Ge…