[ [link removed] ]The Democratic establishment is blacklisting consultants that work with
progressives

Petition to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Schumer and the
Democratic House and Senate Campaign Committees:
"Stop sabotaging the campaigns of progressive challengers and people of
color in order to protect corporate interests and moderate Democratic
incumbents."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]The Democratic
establishment is
blacklisting consultants
that work with
progressives

While progressives – especially progressive women of color – led the way
on impeachment, the Democratic establishment stalled and made excuses
about how they couldn't hold Trump accountable for his racism and abuses
of power.

Those same Democrats opposed Medicare for All, the Green New Deal and bold
action to stop Trump's border crimes, while progressives pushed to deliver
real solutions for struggling people.

So it's no surprise that they have been using their power to blacklist and
threaten people who are trying to elect more progressives, while they work
to protect right-wing Democrats.^1

We need to make it clear we're paying attention – and expect them to stop
closing the door on long-excluded voices and new, progressive leaders.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Democratic leaders: Stop sabotaging progressives. Click here to
sign the petition.

Rep. Dan Lipinski holds a safe Democratic district in Illinois, but he's
stridently anti-abortion and fought President Obama at every turn. As Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez put it when endorsing his opponent, “We can’t
afford deep blue seats fighting against healthcare and equal rights." But
as Lipinski faces a primary challenge from a progressive woman whom he
only narrowly defeated in 2018, the Democratic establishment is closing
ranks around him.^2

In fact, the House Democrats' campaign arm – the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee – blacklisted campaign firms that were willing to work
with her.^3 This year, the DCCC adopted a new, official policy that blocks
any consultant or firm that works with a progressive challenger from
working with any DCCC-endorsed candidate. The Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee threatened consultants for a Colorado progressive
running in the primary against corporate Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Establishment Democrats are trying to put Democratic consultants out of
business in order to keep progressives out of office.^4

But at the very same time, the DCCC is turning over the money it rakes in
from grassroots donors to corporate lobbyists for Big Telecom, Big Oil and
Big Pharma.^5 The DCCC is protecting the worst Democrats while helping
corporations sabotage the agendas of the best of them.

Democratic leaders in Washington are terrified of more progressive
champions like Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and
Ocasio-Cortez. The Democratic establishment has no right to try to rig the
system and take away voters' voices. It's time to make it clear that the
progressive base of the party is sick and tired of Democratic leaders
siding with corporate power and moderate policies instead of standing for
our values.

Tell Democratic leaders: Stop sabotaging progressives. Click below to sign
the petition:

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Thank you for speaking up,

Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Aída Chávez and Akila Lacey, "[ [link removed] ]Senate Democrats' campaign arm is
pressuring consultants not to work with leader progressive candidate
in Colorado," The Intercept, Aug. 29, 2019.
 2. Scott Wong and Mike Lillis, "[ [link removed] ]Democrats rally behind incumbents as
Lipinski takes liberal fire," The Hill, Sept. 23, 2019.
 3. Donald Shaw, "[ [link removed] ]DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against
Democratic Policies," Sludge, May 21, 2019.
 4. Chávez and Lacey, "[ [link removed] ]Senate Democrats' campaign arm is pressuring
consultants not to work with leader progressive candidate in
Colorado."
 5. Shaw, "[ [link removed] ]DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against
Democratic Policies."

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