College Democrats at over 40 schools boycott DCCC over pro-incumbent policy

[BeckyDem]

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]

1. How much are college students giving to begin with?

[Rambling Man]

3. Are you suggesting "pay-to-play?"

If college students can't give big donations, they shouldn't have a voice?

Isn't this the problem to begin with.

[RandySF]

4. No, I'm trying to gushed the impact.

[manor321]

2. Good. Many of us have complained about this for years.

Primaries allow us voters to express our interests. I don't want my own party fighting against me. Trust the voters.

[Tech]

5. I would rather they demonstrate against trump and friends.

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.

[IndianaDave]

7. K and R!

[struggle4progress]

9. +

[dogman]

6. What happened to the Big Tent Party?

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]

8. Without addressing the DCCC's policy at all, this is great target for Russian interference

Organize pro Trump rallies and anti Democratic Party revolts.

Nice.

[struggle4progress]

10. +

[Honeycombe8]

11. Makes sense.

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]

12. Good for them!

[calikid]

13. My County Central Comm. just voted against the DCCC on this.

[Justice]

14. The Hill misstates the policy. Perhaps intentionally.

There is no requirement to pledge not to work for challengers.