The grassroots group that helped propel U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Co...
WASHINGTON - The grassroots group that helped propel U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez into Congress is taking on Democratic party leaders over what critics call an effort to deter liberal candidates from running against more moderate incumbents.
The announcement was a direct challenge to the party’s official campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee . Last month, the DCCC said it would not do business with political consultants and firms that help candidates challenging Democratic members of Congress next year. Justice Democrats denounced the policy as “bullying” and said it was launching DCCCBlacklist.com to fight back.
Both women denounced the DCCC policy on Twitter, with Pressley saying it risked undermining “an entire universe of potential candidates and vendors - especially women and people of color - whose ideas, energy, and innovation need a place in our party.”The DCCC, currently led by Representative Cheri Bustos, spent $84.5 million in the 2018 election cycle on services such as research, polling and advertising for Democratic campaigns.
Bustos, whose Illinois district voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, is a leader among Democratic moderates, having advised many of them last year on how to flip Republican districts. Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives in November.“The DCCC’s mission is to protect incumbents and expand our majority, and it is reasonable to expect that member dues are used for that purpose,” she said.
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