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Progressives are blasting party leaders after House Democrats\u2019 campaign arm backed a centrist over a far-left challenger in a key battleground race that could shape control of the House.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added California<\/a> state Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and seven other Democrats to its “Red to Blue” program this week \u2014 a de facto endorsement that could give the candidates aiming to defeat GOP incumbents a leg up in critical primaries across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The DCCC\u2019s decision to support Bains over progressive challenger Randy Villegas, a university professor backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders,<\/a> I-Vt., in the hotly contested race has sparked backlash from progressive lawmakers, who argue the campaign arm should stay neutral in contested primaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We disagree with the DCCC\u2019s decision to attempt to tip the scales in this race,” Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC leaders,<\/a> who have endorsed Villegas, said in a joint statement. “Voters, not the DCCC, should pick Democratic nominees.”<\/p>\n

DEMOCRATS NAME CANDIDATES TO ‘RED TO BLUE’ INITIATIVE, AIMING TO FLIP GOP MAJORITY DURING MIDTERMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The group of progressives included Reps. Pramila Jayapal,<\/a> D-Wash., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Chuy Garcia, D-Ill., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Deeply disappointed to see this last-minute intervention in a competitive Democratic primary,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., wrote on social media Monday. “It\u2019s especially tone-deaf in a district that is overwhelmingly Latino, coming on the heels of last week\u2019s decision gutting the VRA [Voting Rights Act].”<\/p>\n

Villegas also slammed the DCCC intervention as “undemocratic” in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The political newcomer is supported by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus\u2019 campaign arm and the left-wing Working Families Party, among other outside groups. Meanwhile, several major labor groups, including the moderate Blue Dogs PAC and the center-left NewDem Action Fund, are backing Bains.<\/p>\n

Both are vying to unseat Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., who has repeatedly fended off Democratic challengers in the majority-Hispanic district.<\/p>\n

SQUAD STYLE PROGRESSIVES HIT WITH ‘COLD SHOWER’ AS CANDIDATES FALL TO MODERATES IN BLUE STATE CIVIL WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The DCCC\u2019s decision to elevate candidates in other crowded primaries has also drawn pushback.<\/p>\n

Its strategy to promote state legislator Joe Baldacci in Maine\u2019s second congressional district resulted in sharp criticism from a rival candidate in the race.<\/p>\n

“Once again, Washington, D.C., insiders are trying to tell Mainers who can represent them,” Jordan Woods, a former Capitol Hill staffer running for the Republican-leaning seat, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Asked for comment, House Democrats\u2019 campaign arm said the individuals included in its candidate program are “best positioned to win in November” and hail from all corners of the party.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s imperative that Democrats must take back the House to hold Trump accountable and deliver on what truly matters to voters \u2014 lower costs and affordable healthcare,<\/a>” DCCC spokesman Viet Shelton told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

National Republicans have warned that messy Democratic primaries could hamper the party\u2019s bid to retake House control in November.<\/p>\n

“Their disastrous primaries have turned into a far-left free-for-all, and national Democrats stepping in will only deepen the chaos and alienate their far-left base,” NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Progressives in the upper chamber have also sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,<\/a> D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats\u2019 campaign arm for tacitly supporting more centrist candidates in key races.<\/p>\n

Schumer\u2019s strategy to recruit Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, in the state\u2019s 2026 Senate contest appeared to blow up last week, when the two-term governor exited the race after her campaign failed to gain traction with Democratic primary voters. The lead Democrat issued a tepid endorsement of presumptive Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who is backed by leading progressives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-democrats-campaign-arm-draws-progressive-fury-trying-tip-scales-key-house-primary <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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