You or more precisely, the article quotes a poll and then talks what Democratic voters want goes on to talk about the mid-term elections. So, I'm pointing out that opinion polls are a poor basis for deciding what to do to win the mid-terms. Nearly meaningless.
You speak in general terms. I have consistently spoken about specific races. Specifically, Moser in Texas had tainted herself by moving to Texas just to run in that race. She had written with disdain about the idea of living in Texas in an article published in 2014. The DCCC never endorsed her opponent.
I don't think the DCCC should have done what they did but I'm not bent out of shape about it. The political committee followed all election laws. What was so great about Moser over her opponent that you would be so bent out of shape over this? Moser lost, 29% to 65% in the primary this week. The DCCC never gave Moser's opponent money, by the way.
What was so great about Lindemann in Colorado or what's so bad about Crow? I don't have a dog in that fight. Just saying again that the DCCC has every legal right to back Crow. From comments that I've read, Crow was the early mover and had a fully fledged campaign before Lindemann even announced. Crow, by the way supports shoring up the ACA and has forsworn contributions from corporations.
You just can't get it right. First, I believe what studies say -- that 95% of the time the campaign that spends the most is the winner. SPENDS THE MOST, not "raising more money from big donors". At least quote me, don't put words in my mouth.
If you were to ever try to look at original data instead of the propaganda pap fed you on blogs like Common Dreams, you'd see that Democrats don't get most of their money from big corporate donors, it's unions and liberal PACS most often run by Hollywood celebrities.
"Spends the most" doesn't explain why they were able to do so. In the PA race where Lamb won, the Republican was the one flush with corporate cash. Lamb won because the DCCC gave him a large infusion of cash. Lamb, by the way also eschews donations from corporations and campaigned on the promise to shore up the ACA. I'm all for Lamb winning. He seemed like a good candidate for his district. Not mine, his district.
Are you OK with Republicans winning in the fall? I'm not. I want the Democrats to run good candidates who are aligned to the issues and values of their districts. For Democrats that means running on subset of Democratic Party values such as worker's rights, civil rights, support for unions, a clean environment, family issues such as universal access to health care coverage, reforming campaign finance laws, supporting public education and a competitive economy that grows jobs.
Bernie's health care policy is a crappy one to run on and a loser in the general election. Same goes for that dystopian jobs program he also entered a half-baked bill for political not practical reasons. I don't really want your kind of Progressive naivete in candidates running in conservative districts. It's not a recipe for taking the House in the fall. Apparently the DCCC thinks the same.
