House Democrats were hoping to stifle internal fights with their new policy to blacklist consultants who work for candidates challenging sitting lawmakers.
It’s backfired, say consultants and liberal activists who not only continue to protest the move by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, but have begun to recruit candidates to challenge the policy.
Progressive groups have cheered on challengers to two sitting House Democrats, one in Texas and one in Illinois, saying the party needs to purge itself of lawmakers who don’t toe the line on abortion, “Medicare for All” and other liberal priorities.
And Rebecca Katz, founder of progressive consulting firm New Deal Strategies, says the attention brought by the DCCC’s ban has only boosted the rebels.
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Pelosi and her crew are not about to allow anyone other than them to choose who will be allowed to run for office.
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Right.
If you are a democrat, you'd better take a long, hard look at how they are operating. If you have been paying attention, you will note that you will only get what strengthens their grip on power, and eventually, your only function will be to provide for their continued reign and comfortable existence.
That is quite evident in the many other governments that operate the way they do. That is why there are millions of worker bees fleeing to OUR country. But they will face the same fate here if they support the same policies that destroyed the countries they came from.
"We the Worker Bees."
Painting themselves into another corner. Once it dries they go for a second coat, using the same technique. The corner never gets painted.
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