NYTIMES (Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck) - Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment?
A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.
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A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.
Leftist candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-MI., in the Michigan Senate primary.
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The party’s membership finalized the new order for the first six states to winnow the candidate field, pushing back Iowa and New Hampshire.
Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
By J.R. Dunn It looks as if the Democrat Party has begun its long-overdue disintegration.
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After beating Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley says “it’s time for us to come together.” He tells Morning Joe he’s now focused on uniting Wisconsin Democrats to defeat Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican congressman who denies the results of the 2020 election.
Primary results this month in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin paint a muddled picture of just how far to the left Democratic voters want their candidates to be come this fall's midterm elections.
Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin David Crowley joins Morning Joe following his upset win against DSA candidate Francesca Hong. Crowley discusses how his campaign plans to focus on affordability, reach out to progressives to unite Democrats across the state, and beat Republican candidate -- and 2020 election denier – Tom Tiffany.
Jen Psaki sets the record straight on extraordinary Democratic enthusiasm in this year's midterm elections, as evidenced by exceptional turnout in the primaries so far, and points out that despite the media's obsession with intra-party competition, Democrats are actually very unified with candidates in even the most contentious primaries supporting each other once the contest is over.
Jen Psaki talks with David Crowley, the new Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin after defeating poll-favorite Francesca Hong. While Crowley's victory was a surprise based on polling, he was ready to win and discusses the keys to his success and his plan moving forward to the general election.