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To: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Tell the DCCC to stop this undemocratic power grab
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is undermining progressive campaigns with a new rule blackballing political consultants for working with primary challengers.
A healthy democracy requires robust primaries. Add your name today to demand the DCCC reverse its new policy and welcome democratic debate
We need to fight until the DCCC reverses this terrible, out of touch policy.
A healthy democracy requires robust primaries. Add your name today to demand the DCCC reverse its new policy and welcome democratic debate
We need to fight until the DCCC reverses this terrible, out of touch policy.
Why is this important?
Robust primaries are the backbone of our democracy. In fact, Beto O’Rourke, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and I all challenged sitting Democrats – and we would have never made it to Congress if the DCCC’s current blackballing rule had been in place when we ran.
The DCCC's unprecedented, tone-deaf grab of power is a slap in the face of Democratic voters across the nation. Voters are sick of the status quo holding on to power and stifling new voices. They are sick of D.C. politicians who care more about holding on to power than a true competition of ideas.
While I respect the difficult job that DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos has, and want to keep a Democratic majority in the House in 2020, stifling democratic debate and punishing challengers is the wrong way to go about it.
Right now, for instance, progressive Democrat Marie Newman—a strong voice for women's rights, the environment, and health care—is trying to unseat an incumbent in Illinois who has a conservative anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ voting record. Many allies are unable to support Marie Newman because the DCCC will blackball them entirely if they work with her.
The DCCC's policy will hurt progressive mobilization efforts and democracy in the long run. It will prevent competition and stem the flow of ideas by trying to stop courageous candidates who want to challenge the status quo.
It is simply undemocratic of the DCCC.
We need to fight until the DCCC reverses this terrible, out of touch policy. Sign the petition today to show your support for fair primaries.
The DCCC's unprecedented, tone-deaf grab of power is a slap in the face of Democratic voters across the nation. Voters are sick of the status quo holding on to power and stifling new voices. They are sick of D.C. politicians who care more about holding on to power than a true competition of ideas.
While I respect the difficult job that DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos has, and want to keep a Democratic majority in the House in 2020, stifling democratic debate and punishing challengers is the wrong way to go about it.
Right now, for instance, progressive Democrat Marie Newman—a strong voice for women's rights, the environment, and health care—is trying to unseat an incumbent in Illinois who has a conservative anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ voting record. Many allies are unable to support Marie Newman because the DCCC will blackball them entirely if they work with her.
The DCCC's policy will hurt progressive mobilization efforts and democracy in the long run. It will prevent competition and stem the flow of ideas by trying to stop courageous candidates who want to challenge the status quo.
It is simply undemocratic of the DCCC.
We need to fight until the DCCC reverses this terrible, out of touch policy. Sign the petition today to show your support for fair primaries.