Like her colleague and close ally from Minnesota, Ilhan Omar, Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is facing a primary challenge with support from a political establishment that desperately wants her to go away.

Unlike Omar, who is trailing in funds raised thanks to a massive influx of Wall Street and lobbyist cash, Tlaib does at least enjoy a clear lead in fundraising and is currently blowing out her opponent (Detroit City Council president Brenda Jones) by a whopping margin. But the challenge, which in many ways mirrors the recent effort to take down New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaks to the ongoing resolve of big Democratic donors and other establishment interests to neutralize the growing insurgency within their ranks.

Unsuccessful though it ultimately was, the primary against AOC created a basic template now being followed by the dark money–backed campaigns trying to knock off both Tlaib and Omar. Sending clear signals she belonged to the party’s “moderate wing” (read: the one that likes to cater to monied donors and corporate interests) and opposed “division” (read: stuff that said donors and interests dislike), AOC challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera sought to turn the incumbent’s national profile against her, portraying herself as a genuine local champion taking on an out-of-touch celebrity. As CNN reported in June: