Democrats Play Kings And Pawns While ‘Fighting’ To Lose Seats
KEY POINTS
- •The DCCC endorsed twelve leading fundraisers, including Shannon Taylor in Virginia’s 1st district, weeks before primary season kicks off.
- •Seventeen candidates running against these endorsees released a joint statement defending primaries as core to democracy and fair competition.
- •DCCC chair Suzan DelBene claimed primaries were scrutinized carefully and funds suited for general elections, while critics called out insider favoritism.
In a plot twist juicier than a Netflix drama, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) declared twelve blessed candidates the ‘Red to Blue’ anointed ones, ensuring Swiss-level favoritism six months before Virginia’s primaries. Jason Knapp, the $400K-raiser and ex-Navy-NATO combo, got snubbed by DCCC while his opponent Shannon Taylor got the royal glow-up despite six rivals lurking. North Carolina’s Jamie Ager juggles three rivals, former Rep. Elaine Luria faces five, with underdog contenders dragging at least $100K off the bench. Seething candidates publicly slapped DCCC via a joint statement preaching democracy while DCCC boss Suzan DelBene practically whispered ‘general election only’ for funds. Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s Emily Berge took to email blasting DCCC ‘DC insiders’ who’re basically trying to micromanage democracy like your worst group chat. Classic party chaos: candidates donarmor their outsider label while still itching for power, and many coyly dodge endorsing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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Democrats made 12 VIPs, left 17 angry, & debated democracy like it’s a reality TV show – but hey, someone’s got to keep those fundraising dollars cozy.
When ‘democracy’ means picking favorites early and letting $400K fundraisers cry alone, you know it’s party politics theater at its finest.
DCCC’s Red to Blue list is basically the Hunger Games except everyone’s mad, no one’s killed, and half the players want to smoke the sponsors.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/26/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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