“And this policy is a bridge too far. I’d like to see a majority of women in Congress, and it’s not going to happen with this policy.”The D.C.C.C. is ostensibly out to protect sitting Democrats from having to worry about primaries, and instead focus their energy and money on fighting off Republicans. Some female and minority candidates did well in open primaries and beat Republican incumbents last year, even in majority-white districts. They will benefit from the new policy, even as many of them are critical of it.

Source: New York Times June 02, 2019 09:00 UTC