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DCCC Picks Easily Win Democratic Nods in New Jersey
Family advocate Tamara Harris, who had financial backing from the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and California Sen. Kamala Harris, came in second with 15 percent.
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Family advocate Tamara Harris, who had financial backing from the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and California Sen. Kamala Harris, came in second with 15 percent.
Meanwhile, the liberal super PAC NJ 11th for Change has organized protests outside the congressman’s office each week since the 2016 election, calling the events “Fridays with Frelinghuysen.”
If Republican interest groups and super PAC barons had their way, the only items on the table would probably be corporate tax benefits and rate reductions for the wealthy.
And the super PAC allied with House leadership, the Congressional Leadership Fund, had no tolerance for typically leadership-friendly members who didn't get on board with the bill.
"The idea that suddenly there's a big liberal movement there that could take the congressman out is absurd," said Shields, a veteran of the Republican National Committee and, most recently, a super PAC