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- Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democratic congressional candidate, faces backlash after a memo claims LGBTQ+ candidates are unelectable.
- The memo targets Marni von Wilpert, a fellow Democrat, and argues that past LGBTQ+ candidates failed to connect beyond Palm Springs.
- Critics including von Wilpert and Rep. Mark Takano call the rhetoric divisive and harmful.
- They stress unity in a newly drawn Southern California district crucial to party success and note LGBTQ+ representation tensions.
