Our Revolution Endorses Democrat Laura Moser Despite DCCC Attacks: What You Need to Know
Our Revolution Endorses Democrat Laura Moser Despite DCCC Attack
In a surprising turn of events, Our Revolution, the progressive group formed after Bernie Sanders’s presidential run in 2016, has endorsed Democrat Laura Moser, who recently found herself the subject of a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) attack ahead of Tuesday’s Texas primary.
Moser, the founder of the activist text messaging platform Daily Action, is one of seven Democratic candidates vying for Congress in Texas’s Seventh Congressional District, located in the suburbs of Houston. The top two winners will head to a runoff election, with the ultimate winner facing incumbent Republican Rep. John Culberson in November.
The DCCC took a direct shot at Moser last week, publishing an opposition research memo on its website against her. The memo highlighted various aspects of Moser’s past, including a 2014 article in the Washingtonian where she expressed disdain for living in Texas.
Despite the DCCC’s efforts to discredit Moser, Our Revolution board member Jim Hightower defended her, stating, “Laura is a rising progressive advocate that the workaday people of Texas desperately need.”
The DCCC’s involvement in the primary race has raised eyebrows, with some Democrats questioning the organization’s tactics. Moser, on the other hand, has used the attack to her advantage, rallying support and raising over $86,700 since the memo’s release.
With the Seventh Congressional District being a historically Republican stronghold that voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, the national Democratic Party sees an opportunity to flip the district. However, the crowded and energized Democratic field, along with the controversy surrounding Moser, has made the race unpredictable.
As the primary election approaches, all eyes are on Texas’s Seventh Congressional District to see how the Democratic candidates, including Moser, will fare in the race to unseat the Republican incumbent.
