The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is at it again — anointing preferred candidates in hotly contested 2026 primaries and being accused, by their own party, of openly "putting its thumb on the scale" to protect establishment candidates.
Which is a fancy way of saying they're being called out for rigging the primaries.
Shocker, I know. The party that feigns being warriors for 'saving democracy,' but then installed Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton when their voters chose Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, respectively, is at it again.
In the latest round of “Red to Blue” endorsements, the DCCC jumped into multiple tight Democratic primaries to boost candidates they have unilaterally decided can win in the general elections. Some of those candidates are trailing their opponents in both endorsements and fundraising.
They're trying to intervene and sway the primaries before their own voters can truly have their say.
As Axios reports, "The blowup is dredging up an intense, long-standing debate about whether Democratic leadership is acting un-democratically to boost the candidates they view as more electable."
Wait, the “defending democracy" crowd is being called out by their own for going against democracy? That simply can't be. I was reliably told by the resistance party and the media that they are the only ones who can save democracy.
DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY via CNN:
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 4, 2026
“The House Democratic campaign arm on Monday inflamed ongoing tensions over the influence of party leadership by taking sides in several competitive primaries for battleground House seats.” https://t.co/GMV3RuDtyE pic.twitter.com/y2Jqx53Trh
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The move has prompted infighting, with progressives accusing the DCCC of interfering in elections. And they're using phrases normally reserved for their opposition.
In one race, Jasmeet Bains, a California State Assembly member running in California's 22nd district, was endorsed by the committee despite being out-raised by progressive Randy Villegas.
A group of Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC leaders responded by issuing a blistering statement, saying, "We disagree with the DCCC's decision to attempt to tip the scales in this race."
The Working Families Party chimed in, accusing "the Democratic establishment" of "putting its thumb on the scale—not to support the stronger candidate, but the candidate who will bend to party leadership."
Villegas issued a statement to CNN reiterating, "It is undemocratic to see DC elites putting their thumb on the scale in this race."
Tipping the scales and/or putting one's thumb on said scale of democracy hardly seems like they're defending it.
"Voters, not the DCCC, should pick Democratic nominees," the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC added.
NEW: Leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are out with a rare public statement blasting the DCCC for taking sides in #CA22
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) May 4, 2026
“Voters, not the DCCC, should pick Democratic nominees,” they said in a statement first shared w/ @axios
More here: https://t.co/GD0iatKwc3
The significant criticism echoes outrage leveled at the DCCC earlier this year, when it initially intervened in several other primary races.
“You cannot argue that democracy is on the ballot in November while narrowing democracy in the primaries from now through August,” a coalition of Democratic congressional candidates wrote in a scathing letter to the committee. "Voters must choose those nominees freely. Open primaries, transparent processes, and robust debate are not obstacles to victory — they are the path to it."
To Democrats, voters apparently are the obstacle. Accusing the DCCC of "narrowing democracy" and "tipping the scales" is just a polite way of saying they're rigging the primaries.
Again.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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