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Source: Axios

Democrats' dream election scenario risks becoming a nightmare as their candidates in Republican-leaning districts strain to assert their independence from party leadership.Why it matters: Add them to the sizable cohort of outspoken leftists promising to be a thorn in the side of House Democratic leaders, and you get all the ingredients for an unruly majority."When I see things that I don't think are right, whether they're within my own party or within another party, I'm going to call it out," Jake Johnson, a Democratic House candidate in Minnesota, told Axios in an interview.Montana Democrat Sam Forstag, when asked about the approach he would take on Capitol Hill, said showing a willingness to work across the aisle and "buck your own party" have "got to be a part of it.""There is a tremendous amount of frustration with the D.C. political establishment, and ... a lot of cynicism that things aren't going to change," said Colorado candidate Eileen Laubacher.State of play: Democrats got an early taste last month when Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) repeatedly broke with party leadership on key procedural votes.The defections from a pair of independent-minded frontliners unlocked a new fear for House Democrats: That...