Trent Armitage, executive director of the House Democratic Caucus, issued this statement via Baker:

“The Virginia House Democratic Caucus has been working very hard to elect as many Democrats to the House of Delegates as possible and has made substantial financial investments in Prince William County candidates Jennifer Carroll Foy, Elizabeth Guzman, and Hala Ayala.”

“Unlike the Virginia House Republican Caucus, we do not have unlimited resources and must make informed and judicious decisions about where to invest the hard-earned dollars of our donors. We ask candidates to regularly report the number of doors they have knocked and dollars they have raised, so that we know we are investing the generous contributions of our donors in candidates who are willing to do the work necessary to win elections.

“Early in the campaign, Lee Carter indicated he wanted to operate independently of the caucus, and has repeatedly refused to report metrics or offer any other proof to us that he is doing the work necessary to be elected. We support his candidacy, and are hoping that he wins, but it is difficult to justify a substantial investment without knowing his path to victory.”

Not exactly, Carter said.