The announcement, first reported by The Intercept and National Journal, is a shot across the bow to insurgent candidates and the firms that work with them. A statement from DCCC Executive Director Allison Jaslow focused on the diversity efforts, rather than the blacklisting of firms. The DCCC's new policy would blacklist any firms that work with candidates challenging Democratic incumbents in the House. The new rules would also still allow individual House Democrats or House candidates to hire firms that work with primary challengers if they choose to do so. — Alexandra Rojas (@alexandrasiera) March 22, 2019The DCCC is acting like an incumbent protection racket rather than an organization focused on building a stronger Democratic Party.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 17:51 UTC