In Support of Small 'd' Values

The Intercept's Ryan Grim has revealed that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee under the direction of Cheri Bustos has created a blacklist of political consulting firms that had worked in support of candidates that would have temerity to challenge Democratic incumbents in primary races. Sadly, this illustrates just how entrenched the Democratic establishment is and how committed they are to preserving a status quo that increasingly fails to reflect the ideology or aspirations of an emerging majority of constituents. Instead of having the courage to welcome new and wildly popular ideas from forward thinking candidates, the DCCC has chosen to operate on the principle of fear while resisting real institutional change. This cowardly myopic approach is exactly what doomed their fortunes in 2016 and threatens to repeat itself in 2020. It's long past time to assert democratic values within the Democratic Party!