A Texas Democrat running in a crowded House primary to unseat Rep. John Culberson John Abney Culberson2020 Democratic Party platform endorses Trump's NASA moon program Bottom line Ex-Rep. Frelinghuysen joins law and lobby firm MORE (R-Texas) announced that she’s raised $86,700 in the four days since the House Democrats’ campaign arm launched an attack against her.

Laura Moser, a journalist and activist, said she’s received an “overwhelming response” since the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) posted negative opposition research about her candidacy on its website on Thursday.

In a rare move from the DCCC, the committee came out against a fellow Democrat, labeling her as a “Washington insider, who begrudgingly moved to Houston to run for Congress.”

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The site points to a Washingtonian magazine story she wrote in 2014 that said “I’d rather have my teeth pulled out without anesthesia” than live in Paris, Texas, which is more than 300 miles away from where Moser is running. The DCCC also noted that as of January, she claimed her primary residence to be the nation’s capital to qualify for a homestead tax exemption.

Moser called the attack “disappointing,” arguing that this is why Americans hate politics.

"We're used to tough talk here in Texas, but it's disappointing to hear it from Washington operatives trying to tell Texans what to do,” she said in a Thursday statement. “The days when party bosses picked the candidates in their smoke-filled rooms are over. D.C. needs to let Houston vote.”

Moser is one of seven Democrats running in a primary to face Culberson. The race is a top priority for Democrats since Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE narrowly won Culberson’s district in the 2016 presidential election. But even with a recent Democratic edge, some within the party worry that Moser is too liberal to win the Houston-area district.

She’s been a prolific fundraiser, keeping pace with other top candidates including Alex Triantaphyllis and Lizzie Pannill Smith. And Moser recently scored an endorsement from Our Revolution, a group aligned with Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE (I-Vt.).

The publication of opposition research came days after early voting kicked off and less than two weeks before Texas’s March 6 primaries. But with such a large field, it’s unlikely a candidate will be able to garner 50 percent of the vote. A runoff is scheduled for May 22.

Updated at 8:38 p.m.