Primary Meddling’s Bipartisan Turn

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Logue, G. (2026, August 27). Primary Meddling’s Bipartisan Turn. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/article/republicans-midterms-primaries-meddling-pacs/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-08-27 · by Grayson Logue

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A super PAC is spending over $1 million to boost the campaign of Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist running in Texas' 35th Congressional District, despite local and national Democrats opposing her candidacy. Galindo's primary win came in March, when she garnered the most votes in a four-way contest. The DCCC has endorsed her opponent in the runoff election. The PAC, Lead Left, is touting Galindo as the best choice to block Trump and ICE actions.
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Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist with a history of making antisemitic comments, won the most votes in the primary election for Texas' 35th Congressional District in March. Despite being condemned by national and local Democrats, a political action committee called Lead Left PAC spent over $1 million boosting Galindo's campaign through ads that touted her as the only candidate who could stop President Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had actually endorsed Galindo's runoff opponent.

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🔮 National and local Democrats had condemned her candidacy, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was backing her runoff opponent, but a political action committee called Lead Left PAC spent more than $1 million boosting Galindo, including through ads that touted her as “the only candidate who will stop Trump and ICE.”
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DCCC ORG · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× Galindo PERSON · 1× ICE ORG · 1× Lead Left PAC ORG · 1× Maureen Galindo PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1× Trump PERSON · 1× the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ORG · 1×

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National and local Democrats had condemned her candidacy, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was backing her runoff opponent, but a political action committee called Lead Left PAC spent more than $1 million boosting Galindo, including through ads that touted her as “the only candidate who will stop Trump and ICE.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-27
🔮 National and local Democrats had condemned her candidacy, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was backing her runoff opponent, but a political action committee called Lead Left PAC spent more than $1 million boosting Galindo, including through ads that touted her as “the only candidate who will stop Trump and ICE.”
2026-08-27 · The Dispatch
Primary Meddling’s Bipartisan Turn · assertive framing

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Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist with a history of antisemitic comments, had made it to the Democratic runoff for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, after gaining the most votes in a four-way primary in March. asserted
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National and local Democrats had condemned her candidacy, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was backing her runoff opponent, but a political action committee called Lead Left PAC spent more than $1 million boosting Galindo, including through ads that touted her as “the only candidate who will stop Trump and ICE.” asserted
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