# In an op-ed, Professor Suraj Patel arguest against the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's policy against doing business with consultants who have worked with candidates running against democratic incumbents

1 Faculty News May 29, 2019 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030509.jpg?itok=lWhs8PD7)>

Excerpt from the [New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-democratic-partys-blacklist-20190529-vm6jrby5ajdmfccycvadwa3w7e-story.html) -- "It’s yet another example of incumbents limiting voters’ choices and Washington dictating preferences to New Yorkers. Incumbents already win 98% of the time — they don’t need more help from Washington. And silencing dissent and attacking activists isn’t a recipe for growing an effective party."

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