Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Her criticism came to Speaker for a while Nancy Pelosi
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The policy, announced by the Democratic campaign arm earlier this year, blacklists all consulting firms that choose to work with primary challenger. The DCCC told The Hill at the time that the policy was intended to protect officials from outside challenges.
Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive, has previously criticized the DCCC’s policy, saying the House Democrat’s campaign arm is “cherry-picking” over its enforcement of the policy, suggesting it is only being maintained to to limit progressive challengers.
“Nobody gets to complain about primary challenges again,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday, in response to Pelosi’s news that Kennedy is endorsing the sitting Sen. Ed Markey
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“Sa @dccc, when can we expect you to reverse your blacklist policy towards primary organizations? Because between this & lack of care ran @IlhanMNThe challenger, it seems less like a policy and more an activity for cherry-picking, “added Ocasio-Cortez, referring to primary challenge against progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar
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Omar defeated her primary challenger, Antone Melton-Meaux, earlier this month. But her challenger had locked up several notable distinctions and had raised $ 3.2 million.
“Ilhan’s multimillion-dollar challenge was bankrolled by DC lobbyists and dark money groups,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. ‘He blatantly acknowledged that he had used shell corporations to get the DCCC blacklist, which only meant that his suppliers were working w / the Democratic Party. However, DCCC has not maintained any policies. I wonder why “
Ilhan’s multimillion-dollar challenge was bankrolled by DC lobbyists & dark money groups.
He blatantly acknowledged that he used shell corporations to get the DCCC blacklist, which all means his suppliers are working with the Democratic Party.
However, DCCC has not maintained any policies. I wonder why
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 20, 2020
The DCCC declined to comment in response to Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet on Thursday.
The DCCC said earlier that it has offered support to all incomers, including Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives who saw no commitment in 2018.
“We stand by all our officials and will continue to work with our members to ensure that we protect and expand the majority of the House by 2020,” DCCC spokeswoman Robyn Patterson said in a statement to HuffPost in April.
The DCCC policy also appeared to have an impact on Melton-Meaux’s race against Omar. New Blue Interactive, a digital consulting firm founded by a former director of the DCCC, canceled its contract with Melton-Meaux and returned the candidate’s money when it realized it was against the new DCCC rules. , reported HuffPost.
Pelosi announced Thursday that she supports Kennedy in his challenge against Markey. Ocasio-Cortez has supported Markey’s reelection campaign.
Justice Democrats, a progressive PAC, slammed Pelosi over her decision to support Kennedy after the group said it “stood by the DCCC’s policies” to blacklist companies working on primary challenges.
“This movement stems from hypocrisy: the party sets one standard for progressives and one completely different standard for its establishment,” Justice President Alexandra Rojas said in a statement.
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