There once was an SNL sketch starring Tom Hanks and Chris Farley about a family having leftovers for dinner. Hanks took a swig of milk that was completely spoiled, gave out an exasperated sound, and then everyone else wanted to get a taste of the wretchedness.
Remember that as we ask: Why do Democrats keep drinking this spoiled milk...
Congressman Henry Cuellar is known as "Trump's favorite Democrat" and represents a very blue district. He was one of the last Dems in Congress to support impeachment. He always sticks up for big corporations and undermines progressives.
Josh Gottheimer launches grenades at AOC and the Squad from his perch in a New Jersey district in the New York suburbs. He organized other conservative Democrats to kill attempts to end child cages at the border. He is consistently pro-Wall Street.
These are the exact types of Democrats who watered down Obama's agenda in 2009. Why do we keep drinking this spoiled milk?
Jessica Cisneros is a bold progressive recruited by Justice Democrats to run against Cuellar. Progressive Councilwoman Arati Kreibich is challenging Gottheimer.
Here are two more.
Congressman Richie Neal had to be dragged kicking and screaming to request Trump's tax returns as a powerful Democratic committee chair from a very blue district. The state of New York recently offered to give him Trump's returns, and he said no! His committee controls Medicare For All legislation and he constantly puts up obstacles. Progressive mayor Alex Morse stepped up to run against Neal.
Marie Newman came 1% away from defeating Congressman Dan Lipinski in the 2018 primary. With the help of thousands of PCCC members who have donated over $30,000 to her campaign, she’s aiming to finish the job in 2020. We can't wait. Lipinski opposed Obamacare, opposes a $15 minimum wage, and voted with Republicans to gut Wall Street regulations. He is the epitome of an outdated, out-of-touch Democrat -- and disappointingly supported by the DCCC's shameful blacklist policy.
A couple more short notes...
In a flippable Nebraska district, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee backed a pro-life corporate Democrat against Kara Eastman last cycle. Kara won the primary with a message of Medicare For All! Kara then got 49% in November without the Democratic establishment's help. She's running again to flip this red seat blue, and the establishment is silent.
Rep. Katie Porter from CA-45 is a regular on Lawrence O'Donnell and Bill Maher. She grills big corporate executives in moments that go viral, like her mentor Elizabeth Warren. (And she happens to be very funny.) She also was the first red-to-blue freshman to call for impeachment. PCCC members were proud to support her early in 2018.
Rep. Mike Levin won a big primary in CA-49 and defeated a congressional Republican as a proud "Warren wing" Democrat. He was the first red-to-blue freshman to support AOC on a Green New Deal. And he also came out early for impeachment.
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