You might not know it from his share of the media coverage, but before taking on House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., this fall, Democratic candidate Randy Bryce actually has to win a primary. And that race is getting ugly.

Though Bryce and his opponent, local school board member Cathy Myers, managed to put their differences aside and get arrested together at a pro-DREAM Act demonstration earlier this month, things took a turn on Thursday after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rewarded Bryce with a coveted spot on its “Red to Blue” list.