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Democrats look to boost campaign staff diversity ahead of midterms By Bridget Bowman, CQ-Roll Call Published: April 18, 2021, 12:45pm Share: 2 Photos Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney has emphasized diversity in hiring at the committee, Democrats say. (Andrew Harrer/Pool/Getty Images/TNS) Photo Gallery WASHINGTON — When Irene Lin attended a training program for campaign managers at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2016, she quickly realized that she stood out. “I was the only woman of color there,” Lin r...

Democrats look to boost campaign staff diversity ahead of midterms Bridget Bowman © Provided by Roll Call DCCC Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney has emphasized diversity in hiring at the committee Democrats say. When Irene Lin attended a training program for campaign managers at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2016, she quickly realized that she stood out.  “I was the only woman of color there,” Lin recalled in a recent interview. “It was 80 percent white guys.” Five years later, Lin is still managing campaigns, now for Democrat Tom Nelson’s bid fo...

The Democratic Party’s Consultant Factory An Intercept investigation finds that a revolving door of friends and colleagues at the top echelons of the DCCC reinforces its corporate sensibility. April 6 2021, 5:44 p.m. The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2021.Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2021.Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a 2018 House Democratic primary, Gina Ortiz Jones fought her way through a crowded field of congressional hopefuls and emerged as the nominee to take on the vul...

Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.

Democrats managed to defeat former President Donald Trump by a landslide and acquire full control of Congress during the 2020 presidential election, but in private, they are still wondering how things went wrong down the ballots. To combat the problem, Democratic interest groups are already convenin...