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I think this mistakes the difference between de facto and de jure. Sure, you can cross the head of the DNC all you want. As long as you’re also okay with the

• elicash 5y ago
  DNC doesn't do candidate recruitment, either. This is mostly done by state (and local) parties. Sometimes leaders of DSCC and DCCC, or the Majority Leader, get involved, too. The DNC doesn't get involved in Congressional primaries, either. These committees and their leaders are territorial! It's just not something the DNC would have anything to do with. Leverage on these votes sits firmly with Congressional leadership, which is why I mentioned her leadership role in Congress as being the only thing relevant. They're generally speaking not going to run a primary. What's more likely is messing with committee assignments. And carrots are more common than sticks.