Progressives clashed with DCCC chairwoman Cheri Bustos when they pressed her to reverse a new policy barring Democratic consultants from working with primary challengers if they want to receive business from the national campaign arm
Leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus clashed Wednesday with the head of Democratic campaign arm over a new policy that they say hurts primary challengers nationwide — but which campaign officials have no plans to drop.
Progressives erupted this week after DCCC announced the policy change aimed at deterring primary challengers. Critics see it as an attempt to suppress groups like Justice Democrats, which helped elect Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley , both of whom knocked out longtime Democratic incumbents.
A DCCC spokesman later said that Democratic lawmakers picked Bustos to lead the campaign operation, in part, because she“This transparent policy follows through on that exact promise and will protect all members of the Democratic Caucus — regardless of where they fall within our big tent,” DCCC spokesman Cole Leiter said in a statement.
“I still think it’s an open conversation," Pocan told POLITICO after the meeting. "I don’t think it’s done. I left it thinking there’s more to come.” “I think that it can reduce the odds of us getting really strong representation. We need to have kind of a farm system for the next generation,” she said.
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