In what is tantamount to an endorsement, the DCCC has added LV Congressional candidate Bob Brooks to its "Red to Blue" program. Three other Democrats are running, but the DCCC and Josh Shapiro have spoken.
Brooks is one of the latest candidates to receive the official blessing of Beltway Dems and is portrayed as an Everyman instead of what he really is - the puppet of elitist power brokers in Harrisburg and D.C.
In California, one of the snubbed Congressional candidates, Randy Villegas, has remarked, "It is undemocratic to see DC elites putting their thumb on the scale in this race.”
It's more than a thumb. It's also money and organization.
Some House Democrats are unhappy, especially with the Brooks decision. ""I think the DCCC owes House Democrats an explanation, and I would not be surprised if a number of members decide to put their DCCC giving on hold," the anonymous lawmaker told Axios. "Some of these decisions ... are very perplexin
I believe the Working Families Party made that "thumb on the scale" analogy a bit more accurate. "[T]he Democratic establishment is again putting its thumb on the scale—not to support the stronger candidate, but the candidate who will bend to party leadership." said spokesman Ravi Mangla.
Lamont McClure, one of the snubees, had this remark for Axios. "When I am our nominee and [GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie] is toast, I think the DCCC and all its members will be really happy about that."
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