"The DCCC is not God": Tensions erupt over House Democrats' failed primary meddling

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is facing a reckoning. According to Axios, the party committee spent over five hundred thousand dollars backing a candidate in Arizona's Democratic primary who is on track to lose. It's the third failed primary intervention by the DCCC in twenty-twenty-six, bringing total spending on losing candidates to roughly eight hundred thousand dollars. House Democrats are furious and demanding a rethink. Representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argue the committee should spend dues money on general elections instead of primary fights. As one House Democrat told Axios: 'The DCCC is not God. They cannot dictate outcomes.' The committee is now facing pressure to acknowledge its limits.

Listen to this story

Hear this and more stories in a personalized audio briefing.

Open The Chonkerton