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In the race for Pennsylvaniaâs 7th Congressional District, Greg Edwardsâ campaign told ABC News the DCCC tried to push him out of the race by approaching local Democrats to ask whether he could be persuaded to seek state office.
Dan Friedman, a spokesman for Edwards, claims the DCCC acknowledged to the campaign that it had explored that option.
âThere is a fundamental disagreement with the establishment of the Democratic Party and the candidates who are more progressive in their vision about what the vision of the party is and how to go about winning,â Friedman told ABC News.
The DCCC doesnât deny Edwardâs claims.
An official there said the creation of 18 new districts in Pennsylvania just weeks before the primary resulted in them asking several candidates if they might run for offices further down the ballot.
Candidates in other races describe similar tactics.
In Kentuckyâs 6th Congressional District, Democrat Amy McGrath claims the DCCC recruited Lexington Mayor Jim Gray to run in the party primary. The district is heavily Republican, and Vice President Mike Pence campaigned for incumbent Rep. Andrew Barr, R-Ky.
McGrath, a former Marine pilot, sees a chance for progressive Democrats to win if theyâre allowed to campaign, telling ABC News Powerhouse Politics podcast the districtâs vote for Trump in 2016 wasnât a vote for the political establishment but a rejection of it.
âPeople are sort of tired of that,â she said. âThey donât trust the national establishment.â
Campaigns cry foul in national Democratsâ interference in key House races
They still don't get it.
Dan Friedman, a spokesman for Edwards, claims the DCCC acknowledged to the campaign that it had explored that option.
âThere is a fundamental disagreement with the establishment of the Democratic Party and the candidates who are more progressive in their vision about what the vision of the party is and how to go about winning,â Friedman told ABC News.
The DCCC doesnât deny Edwardâs claims.
An official there said the creation of 18 new districts in Pennsylvania just weeks before the primary resulted in them asking several candidates if they might run for offices further down the ballot.
Candidates in other races describe similar tactics.
In Kentuckyâs 6th Congressional District, Democrat Amy McGrath claims the DCCC recruited Lexington Mayor Jim Gray to run in the party primary. The district is heavily Republican, and Vice President Mike Pence campaigned for incumbent Rep. Andrew Barr, R-Ky.
McGrath, a former Marine pilot, sees a chance for progressive Democrats to win if theyâre allowed to campaign, telling ABC News Powerhouse Politics podcast the districtâs vote for Trump in 2016 wasnât a vote for the political establishment but a rejection of it.
âPeople are sort of tired of that,â she said. âThey donât trust the national establishment.â
Campaigns cry foul in national Democratsâ interference in key House races
They still don't get it.
