House Dems' flagship super PAC just poured $1M into ads for a white, first-time candidate up against a Latina backed by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — evidence, some say, of the party's failure to take seriously the erosion of Latino voters' support
Five Democratic candidates for a House seat from Oregon's new 6th congressional district appear before the press in Salem, Ore., on April 12, 2022. From left: Andrea Salinas, Loretta Smith, Cody Reynolds, Kathleen Harder, and Matt West. | AP Photo/Andrew SelskyAndrea Salinas has endorsements from top Latino groups and from half of the Latina Democratic lawmakers in the House.
The fallout over HMP’s endorsement of Carrick Flynn comes at an inopportune time for Democrats. At a time when Republicans are making gains with Latino voters, Latino leaders and progressive strategists complain that they were completely blindsided by HMP’s investment in Flynn, which came a little over a month before the May 17 primary — HMP typically weighs in once a Democratic nominee has been chosen, not before.
“It’s tough to see [given that] Salinas has several endorsements from various different groups in Oregon and across the country,” said Kristian Ramos, a Democratic strategist. “We need to be united now and coalescing around the candidate who can turnout the full coalition of Democratic voters in the state… and you cannot win just about anywhere in the United States without the Latino vote. It is disappointing.
“This is a highly competitive primary and we have four women in the race, three of whom are women of color,” Salinas said. “I was really surprised that HMP would even think of weighing in this race.”elected to Oregon’s state House, and Loretta Smith, a former county commissioner who, if elected, would become the first Black person to represent Oregon in Congress.
The super PAC has already spent millions backing other Democratic congressional candidates, such as Rep. Lucy McBath in Georgia, Rep. Shontel Brown in Ohio and Jasmine Crockett in Texas. The Protect Our Future super PAC has already spent more than $5 million on Flynn’s behalf, including more than $2.4 million on television ads, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
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