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By Zack Budryk - 04/25/19 02:38 PM
Young Democrats at more than 30 colleges nationwide plan to boycott the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in protest of a new policy critics say is intended to freeze out challengers to incumbent representatives.
The policy, launched in late March, would require consultants and strategists to pledge not to work for candidates challenging a sitting Democratic member of Congress or be left off a list of vendors approved to work with the DCCC.
The Harvard College Democrats are leading the coalition, which initially featured 26 chapters nationwide but which Harvard Democrats President Hank Sparks confirmed to The Hill currently stands at 42. Participants include groups based at Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, Michigan State University, Rutgers University-Newark, University of Virginia and Spelman College.
Primary challengers are essential to ensure that the Democratic Party is continually held accountable to the needs of our constituents. This blacklist policy is undemocratic and antithetical to our values of inclusion and diversity, the Harvard Democrats said in a letter Wednesday. Challengers to incumbents have been essential to making the Democratic Party an institution that truly reflects the progressive values and diverse identities of the people it claims to represent.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/440692-college-democrats-at-over-40-schools-boycott-dccc-over-pro-incumbent-policy
RandySF
(59,224 posts)Rambling Man
(249 posts)If college students can't give big donations, they shouldn't have a voice?
Isn't this the problem to begin with.
RandySF
(59,224 posts)manor321
(3,344 posts)Primaries allow us voters to express our interests. I don't want my own party fighting against me. Trust the voters.
Tech
(1,772 posts)The people who want to divide dems are doing a good job. The trump administration and the republicans are dragging the country down, and they are demonstrating against democrats.
dogman
(6,073 posts)The Democratic Party used to be open to all inclusive. The only thing keeping someone from the Party was there own disdain for the Party Platform. Now we have purists who would exclude newcomers. "If you can't beat them fairly get out of politics."-BS
Stinky The Clown
(67,818 posts)Organize pro Trump rallies and anti Democratic Party revolts.
Nice.
struggle4progress
(118,338 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)You have a right to work to oust someone at an organization. But if you do that, don't expect that someone or his organization to then hire you to work for them. It's a practical thing.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)calikid
(584 posts)Justice
(7,188 posts)There is no requirement to pledge not to work for challengers.