Democratic infighting could 'hand a gift to Donald Trump’s Republicans' in 2024: report

As House speaker in 2019 and the early 2020s, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) oversaw a diverse caucus of progressives, liberals and centrists who didn't always see eye to eye. Republicans now have a small single-digit House majority under far-right Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), but disagreements between progressives members of The Squad and centrists remain.

The Squad is an alliance of left-wing House Democrats that includes, among others, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan). In an article published on Christmas Day 2023, The Guardian's David Smith describes the possible impact that divisions between The Squad and centrist House Democrats might have going into the 2024 election.

"A looming clash between the center and left of the Democratic Party could unseat members of the 'The Squad' of progressives and hand a gift to Donald Trump's Republicans in the 2024 elections," Smith explains. "The war in Gaza has divided Democrats like no other issue and is likely to play a key role in party primaries that decide which candidates run for the House of Representatives…. Ideological tensions with moderates are set to spill into the open during a primary season that kicks off on 5 March with races in Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina and Texas."

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One Democrat who is sounding the alarm about these divisions is Chris Scott, president of the progressive Advance the Electorate Political Action Committee (ATE-PAC).

Scott told The Guardian, "A lot of us have seen the headlines that Squad or Squad-adjacent members could be in trouble this cycle. When I look at 2024, this is not the cycle where we need to be getting in a battle within our home faction. There is a much greater threat to us all that we need to be focused on."

The ATE-PAC leader continued, "If you're having a progressive and centrist go against each other in an open seat, that's one thing. But to start taking shots at your own is a dangerous precedent, and I don't think we need to fall into that trap this cycle."

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Read The Guardian's full report at this link.