DCCC: McMahon added to Red to Blue
Brandon English at the DCCC emails over some further distressing news for Progressive NY-13 candidate Steve Harrison: his opponent in the Demcratic primary, Michael McMahon, has been added to the DCCC's Red to Blue program.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today the next round of candidates who earned a spot in the DCCC’s highly competitive Red to Blue program. These 14 candidates qualified for the third round of the Red to Blue program by surpassing demanding fundraising goals and skillfully demonstrating to voters that they stand for change and will represent new priorities when elected to Congress.[...]
“The candidates for change being named to the DCCC Red to Blue program are running strong campaigns and are committed to making things easier for middle class families in their districts,” said Chris Van Hollen, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “With less than five months to make their case for change to voters in their districts, the Red to Blue program will give these candidates the financial and structural edge to be even more competitive in November.”
Michael McMahon is the only candidate in the Northeast to be added to Red to Blue in this wave, joining Dan Maffei (NY-25) and Eric Massa (NY-29) on the rolls of the DCCC's frontline candidates.
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2008 Elections | DCCC | Red to Blue | Michael McMahon | Steve Harrison
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Submitted by ROSALIE907 on 18 June 2008 - 9:00pm.
Will never again see one penny of my hard earned money.
Stuff like this
Submitted by sidnora on 21 June 2008 - 12:42pm.
is the reason the DCCC never gets a penny of my hard-earned money. This isn't the first bonehead move they've made by thinking they're smarter than the grassroots; remember Tammy Duckworth? This time it's just closer to home, so it hurts more.
This is why Act Blue was created, I think...
how has McMahon met these goals?
Submitted by Gothanonymous Reader (not verified) on 19 June 2008 - 5:20pm.
surpassing demanding fundraising goals and skillfully demonstrating to voters that they stand for change and will represent new priorities when elected to Congress
How has McMahon done this when he just got in the race? Has he raised more money than Harrison already?
How often has the DCCC intervened in primaries? While there
have been other examples of quiet DCCC support for one Democrat over another, this official intervention strikes me as odd.