2026年5月5日 美国东部时间上午8:55 / 福克斯新闻
在一场可能影响众议院控制权的关键竞争选区中，众议院民主党竞选机构支持中间派候选人而非极左翼挑战者后，进步派人士正在抨击民主党领导层。
民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）本周将加利福尼亚州州议员贾斯米特·贝恩斯和其他七名民主党人纳入其“从红转蓝”计划——这一事实上的背书有望帮助那些旨在击败共和党现任议员的候选人在全国范围内的关键初选中占据优势。
民主党国会竞选委员会选择支持贝恩斯而非进步派挑战者兰迪·维莱加斯的决定引发了进步派议员的强烈反对。维莱加斯是一名大学教授，得到了佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯的支持，在这场竞争激烈的选战中，进步派议员认为竞选机构应在有争议的初期中保持中立。
“我们不同意民主党国会竞选委员会试图在这场选战中倾斜天平的决定，”已背书维莱加斯的国会进步党团政治行动委员会领导人在一份联合声明中表示。“应该由选民，而非民主党国会竞选委员会，来挑选民主党候选人。”
华盛顿州民主党众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔是批评民主党国会竞选委员会干预加利福尼亚州第22国会选区有争议初选的进步派民主党人之一，该委员会在此次初选中支持中间派候选人而非左翼替代人选。（凯文·迪奇/盖蒂图片社）
民主党将候选人纳入“从红转蓝”计划，旨在中期选举中夺回共和党多数席位
这批进步派人士包括华盛顿州民主党众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔、德克萨斯州民主党众议员格雷格·卡萨、劳埃德·多格特、佛罗里达州民主党众议员麦克斯韦尔·弗罗斯特、伊利诺伊州民主党众议员德利娅·拉米雷斯、奇伊·加西亚和马里兰州民主党众议员杰米·拉斯金。
亚利桑那州民主党众议员阿德利塔·格里哈尔瓦周一在社交媒体上写道：“对这种在竞争激烈的民主党初选中进行的最后时刻干预深感失望。”“在这个绝大多数是拉丁裔的选区，此举尤其不识大体，而就在上周，最高法院做出了削弱《选举权法案》的裁决。”
维莱加斯也在X平台上抨击民主党国会竞选委员会的干预是“不民主的”。
这位政坛新人得到了国会西班牙裔核心小组的竞选机构以及左翼工作家庭党等其他外部团体的支持。与此同时，包括温和派蓝狗政治行动委员会和中左翼新民主党行动基金在内的多个主要劳工团体正在背书贝恩斯。
两人都在争夺击败共和党籍众议员戴维·瓦拉达奥，这位议员在这个以西班牙裔为主的选区多次击退民主党挑战者。
共和党籍加利福尼亚州众议员戴维·瓦拉达奥正在中央谷地的一个选区寻求连任，无党派的库克政治报告将该选区评为“势均力敌”。（胡安·埃斯帕萨·洛埃拉/《弗雷斯诺蜜蜂报》/论坛新闻服务社）
进步派“核心小组”成员遭遇“冷水浇头”，蓝州内战中候选人败给温和派
民主党国会竞选委员会在其他拥挤的初选中提拔候选人的决定也遭到了反对。
该委员会在缅因州第2国会选区扶持州议员乔·巴尔达奇的策略遭到了该选区一位竞争对手的尖锐批评。
“华盛顿特区的内部人士再次试图告诉缅因州民众谁能代表他们，”在这个倾向共和党的选区参选的前国会山工作人员乔丹·伍兹在一份声明中表示。
当被置评时，众议院民主党竞选机构表示，纳入其候选人计划的个人是“最有可能在11月获胜的人选”，且来自党内各个派系。
“民主党必须夺回众议院，以追究特朗普的责任，并兑现对选民真正重要的承诺——降低生活成本和提供负担得起的医疗保健，”民主党国会竞选委员会发言人维特·谢尔顿告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
全国共和党人警告称，混乱的民主党初选可能会阻碍该党在11月夺回众议院控制权的努力。
“他们灾难性的初选已经演变成一场极左翼的混战，全国民主党人介入只会加深混乱，并疏远他们的极左翼基础，”共和党全国国会竞选委员会发言人迈克·马里内拉在一份声明中表示。
民主党国会竞选委员会主席、华盛顿州民主党众议员苏珊·德尔本本周新增了八名候选人加入该委员会的“从红转蓝”计划——这表明民主党对夺回众议院控制权越来越有信心。（保罗·莫里吉/盖蒂图片社）
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参议院的进步派人士也尖锐批评参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默和参议院民主党竞选机构在关键选战中默许支持更温和的候选人。
舒默招募缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯参加该州2026年参议院选举的策略上周似乎泡汤，这位连任两届的州长在其竞选未能获得民主党初选选民支持后退出了竞选。民主党领先者对推定的民主党候选人格雷厄姆·普兰特纳发出了温和的背书，普兰特纳得到了主要进步派人士的支持。
House Democrats’ campaign arm draws progressive fury for trying to ‘tip the scales’ in key House primary
May 5, 2026 8:55am EDT / Fox News
Progressives are blasting party leaders after House Democrats’ campaign arm backed a centrist over a far-left challenger in a key battleground race that could shape control of the House.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added California state Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and seven other Democrats to its “Red to Blue” program this week — a de facto endorsement that could give the candidates aiming to defeat GOP incumbents a leg up in critical primaries across the country.
The DCCC’s decision to support Bains over progressive challenger Randy Villegas, a university professor backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the hotly contested race has sparked backlash from progressive lawmakers, who argue the campaign arm should stay neutral in contested primaries.
“We disagree with the DCCC’s decision to attempt to tip the scales in this race,” Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC leaders, who have endorsed Villegas, said in a joint statement. “Voters, not the DCCC, should pick Democratic nominees.”
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., was among a group of progressive Democrats who criticized the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for intervening in a contested primary in California’s 22nd Congressional District to back a centrist candidate over a left-leaning alternative.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
DEMOCRATS NAME CANDIDATES TO ‘RED TO BLUE’ INITIATIVE, AIMING TO FLIP GOP MAJORITY DURING MIDTERMS
The group of progressives included Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Chuy Garcia, D-Ill., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md.
“Deeply disappointed to see this last-minute intervention in a competitive Democratic primary,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., wrote on social media Monday. “It’s especially tone-deaf in a district that is overwhelmingly Latino, coming on the heels of last week’s decision gutting the VRA [Voting Rights Act].”
Villegas also slammed the DCCC intervention as “undemocratic” in a post on X.
The political newcomer is supported by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ campaign arm and the left-wing Working Families Party, among other outside groups. Meanwhile, several major labor groups, including the moderate Blue Dogs PAC and the center-left NewDem Action Fund, are backing Bains.
Both are vying to unseat Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., who has repeatedly fended off Democratic challengers in the majority-Hispanic district.
Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., is seeking re-election in a Central Valley district rated as a “toss-up” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.(Juan Esparza Loera/The Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service)
SQUAD STYLE PROGRESSIVES HIT WITH ‘COLD SHOWER’ AS CANDIDATES FALL TO MODERATES IN BLUE STATE CIVIL WAR
The DCCC’s decision to elevate candidates in other crowded primaries has also drawn pushback.
Its strategy to promote state legislator Joe Baldacci in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District resulted in sharp criticism from a rival candidate in the race.
“Once again, Washington, D.C., insiders are trying to tell Mainers who can represent them,” Jordan Woods, a former Capitol Hill staffer running for the Republican-leaning seat, said in a statement.
Asked for comment, House Democrats’ campaign arm said the individuals included in its candidate program are “best positioned to win in November” and hail from all corners of the party.
“It’s imperative that Democrats must take back the House to hold Trump accountable and deliver on what truly matters to voters — lower costs and affordable healthcare,” DCCC spokesman Viet Shelton told Fox News Digital.
National Republicans have warned that messy Democratic primaries could hamper the party’s bid to retake House control in November.
“Their disastrous primaries have turned into a far-left free-for-all, and national Democrats stepping in will only deepen the chaos and alienate their far-left base,” NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said in a statement.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairwoman Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., has added eight new candidates to the DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program this week — a sign that Democrats are growing more confident about retaking House control.(Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
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Progressives in the upper chamber have also sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats’ campaign arm for tacitly supporting more centrist candidates in key races.
Schumer’s strategy to recruit Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, in the state’s 2026 Senate contest appeared to blow up last week, when the two-term governor exited the race after her campaign failed to gain traction with Democratic primary voters. The lead Democrat issued a tepid endorsement of presumptive Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who is backed by leading progressives.
