Dec. 17, 2021: 'This is a real ----ing problem'

"This is a real ----ing problem." That’s how one vulnerable House Democrat summarized growing discord between members in battleground districts and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That member and five others Playbook spoke with the past week alleged that the Democratic organization whose purpose is to help the party keep the House next year is instead hurting their chances of reelection. We granted the members and their staff anonymity to speak freely about their frustrations. Subscribe to Playbook Deep Dive Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.