“The CDP State Convention is a time when we need Democrats to come together with the goal of electing a Democrat to every seat possible in November,” he wrote. For voters without much information, a mailer featuring the Democratic endorsement could be all the convincing needed to select that candidate. Campaigns to court roughly 3,400 state party delegates and win the nod — or block a rival from getting it — can cost tens of thousands of dollars. It was a lucrative investment for her campaign, and the state party spent at least $690,000 backing her in the contest she would go on to win 62%-38% over Sanchez. The convention when he won the role was the most fractured in recent memory, with delegates heckling state and national Democratic leaders.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2017 08:03 UTC