Report: Black Candidates Blame Democratic Party for 2022 Losses

Party’s low support was a ‘painful illustration of how candidates for color continue to face questions regarding their ability to win.’ Mandela Barnes, a failed Democratic Senate candidate (Getty Images).

Black Democratic candidates for the presidency who were unable to defeat Republican incumbents in 2022 blame their party. Democratic groups lack this ability. “trust” In minority candidates

Mandela Barnes (R., Wis.), the failed Senate candidate, lost by 1 percentage point to Sen. Ron Johnson. Aides for Mandela Barnes claim that the lack of support from members of the Democratic Party infrastructure is the reason. “painful example of how candidates of color continue to face questions about their ability to win,” Politico reported.

“If we were able to communicate at the same levels as Ron Johnson, Mandela Barnes would be in the United States Senate today,” Kory Kozloski, Barnes’s campaign manager, said that there was a lack support from Democratic superPACs.

Democrats also lamented Cheri Betasley’s defeat and Val Demings’s defeat in their respective U.S. Senate races in North Carolina, and Florida. Demings lost her race against Sen. Marco Rubio, R., Fla., by 16 points, while Ted Budd, R., N.C., lost to Beasley by 3 points.

“Given the right investment they both could have won,” Rep. Barbara Lee (D. Calif.) spoke out about the Democratic candidates. “There’s no doubt that Black women have the highest systemic barriers to success.” Lee attributed these defeats “smaller donor networks, less organizational support, and more barriers to entry.”

Candidates attacked major PACs supporting Democrats like the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Senator Gary Peters (D. Mich.), chair of the committee, refuted allegations that the PAC had withheld support for black candidates.

“In Wisconsin, we provided major support,” Peters said. “I was very excited about all of them. But part of the problem was just that they were running in challenging states.”

Johnson was a victim of the DSCC’s campaign spending $3 million

In 2022, Barnes and Demings were the top-fundraising congressional candidates. raising More than $41.6 million and $79.5 millions respectively for their respective campaigns. Senator Raphael Warnock (D. Ga.), was the top fundraiser with $180.9 million. 

However, Democratic representatives insist that black Democratic candidate faced unique obstacles to their GOP counterparts. Jamaal, D., N.Y. Representative called for political solidarity with black Americans and condemned alleged obstacles for black candidates. 

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