Texas: Dem candidate accuses DCCC of meddling

WFB: Dem House Hopeful Accuses DCCC of Meddling in Another Texas Primary.

A Texas Democrat running for Congress has accused the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee of meddling in another primary by publicly endorsing her opponent.

Lillian Salerno, an Obama administration appointee and Democratic House candidate in the Dallas-area 32nd congressional district, sent out a press release on Thursday blasting the DCCC for getting involved in another primary, adding that people in Texas are “sick and tired of a bunch of Washington insiders trying to make their decisions for them.”

Salerno sent out the press release after the DCCC announced the fourth round of candidates in its highly competitive “Red to Blue” program, which is aimed at unseating Republican lawmakers in districts across the country. One of the candidates who the DCCC announced is her primary rival, Colin Allred, a former Obama appointee at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a former NFL linebacker.

“Texas hasn’t elected a new woman to Congress in twenty-two years, and we’re not taking it anymore,” Salerno added. “The DCCC would do well to remember: Don’t mess with Texas women.”

The DCCC has received backlash for attempting to interfere last month in multiple Democratic primaries. In particular, the group targeted Texas Democratic congressional candidate Laura Moser by publishing opposition research against her on its website.

While the DCCC received backlash from members of the media and Democratic activists, including former staffers from the Obama administration, the group stood by its strategy. That strategy, nevertheless, backfired earlier this month when Moser qualified for a May 22 primary runoff.  MORE