Garcia vs. Taddeo primary fight drives rift between House Dems
A contentious Florida primary pitting a former congressman against a popular state politician has sparked tensions among rank-and-file House Democrats after the party’s campaign arm didn’t endorse the former member.
Rather than backing former Rep. Joe Garcia — who lost his seat in 2014 to Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo — the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee endorsed his primary opponent, Annette Taddeo.
That’s got Garcia’s allies in Congress up in arms.
“This has us all pissed off. You have to be kidding me? What did [Joe] do wrong? What did he do to deserve this?” said California Rep. Juan Vargas. “We have no problem with [Taddeo] running, but she shouldn’t get any help. You don’t leave a brother out there like this.”
more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/annette-taddeo-joe-garcia-primary-219490
