“We’ve been intentional about building infrastructure and an ecosystem that can take on decades worth of the establishment’s,” said Alexandra Rojas, executive director of Justice Democrats. House Democrats' campaign arm has a policy of refusing to work with vendors that aid primary challengers. For one thing, Justice Democrats concluded that it was no longer worthwhile to endorse 70 candidates, as it had during the 2018 cycle. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which initially seemed like it would deprive Bowman’s campaign of a key asset by prohibiting in-person canvassing. Getting On TV Early Another weighty decision by Justice Democrats laid the groundwork for Engel’s “hot mic” moment to seal his fate.

Source: Huffington Post June 30, 2020 09:46 UTC