AOC mobilizes against the DCCC's "black list", which deplores leftist democrats

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Spoke on Saturday against a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's plan to help incumbents fight challengers of primary Democratic primaries.

"@ DCCC's new 'blacklisting' rule to boycott anyone doing business with their main opponents is a source of division and prejudice for the party," Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter. "My recommendation, if you are a small value donor: stop donating to DCCC and give them directly to the candidate candidates."

Ocasio-Cortez was elected last fall in the group of freshmen Democrats, which included the largest number of women in Congress and many progressive representatives. She defeated longtime representative Joe Crowley, who was chair of the House Democratic Caucus, at their elementary level.

The new policy of the Democrats campaign arm is aimed at enabling key challengers to raise funds and strengthen their campaign organization. It specifies in particular that their "essential mission" is to protect the holders. "[T]The DCCC will not process or recommend any of its targeted campaigns with a consultant working with an opponent of a sitting Democratic Caucus member, "said the DCCC in its policy statement.

A number of left-wing Democrats are appalled by this policy, including Representative Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Vice President of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who described it as "utterly dumb for the activists of base of our country ".

Representative Ayanna Pressley D-Mass., Who also ran as a progressive challenger against a settlement candidate, also denounced the new DCCC regime for a long time. Twitter feed.

"If the DCCC promulgates this policy to blacklist suppliers, we risk compromising a whole world of potential candidates and sellers – especially women and people of color – whose ideas, Energy and innovation must find a place in our party, "said Pressley. I said.

"So, let me be clear: I strongly believe in the potential of our party, but we can not credibly claim to prioritize diversity and inclusion when institutions like the DCCC apply policies that threaten to silence new voices and historically marginalized communities, "she added. .

The fight for CDC's new policy is the latest example of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the Democratic establishment struggling to gain control of the members and demands of the young progressive branch of her party. left.

Other recent clashes have focused on the Green Ocasio-Cortez New Deal and speak of an impeachment of President Trump.