Early in 2019, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced that it would be blacklisting vendors, staffers, and organizations that support primary challengers to Democratic incumbents — officially putting the interests of a handful of corporate-backed, conservative Democrats above the will of Democratic voters.
It was a shocking attempt to protect corporate incumbents by blocking working-class progressives from a slew of critical campaign resources. The Democratic establishment created this blacklist after AOC defeated the 4th most powerful Democrat in the House. Why? Because House leadership didn’t want to lose more primaries to Justice Democrats.
Two of our recruits, Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, still defeated long-time corporate incumbents in 2020 while the DCCC Blacklist was in effect. We were not afraid of the Democratic establishment and we continue to win races despite the odds stacked against us.
The DCCC announced an end to the blacklist after the 2020 elections — it was more of a PR nightmare for them than an effective tool against progressive primaries.
But we’re not surprised House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to support conservative anti-abortion Democrat Henry Cuellar against Justice Democrat Jessica Cisneros. Pelosi said, “I support my incumbents. I support every one of them.”
It should matter to Democrats WHO the incumbents are and WHAT they stand for — Cuellar voted against abortion rights, labor rights, AND worked to block Build Back Better, all in the last year. Those are huge parts of the Democratic agenda. But Pelosi is still backing Cuellar.
While we fight for Medicare for All and a Green New Deal, corporate Democrats like Pelosi, Cuellar, and many others will try to protect corporate profits and the status quo. Will you donate today to help us win our primaries against the Democratic establishment and its Wall Street-backed candidates?
Thank you for all that you do to support our work and our primary candidates.
In solidarity,
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