AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Insurgent left-wing Democrats capture key primaries, rattling the party establishment
A wave of far-left Democratic candidates has seized Senate nominations in Michigan and Minnesota and nearly captured a gubernatorial nod in Wisconsin, forcing a party establishment that spent tens of millions trying to stop them to now rally behind nominees it openly opposed. Abdul El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director with no prior federal […] The post Insurgent left-wing Democrats capture key primaries, rattling the party establishment appeared first on American Almanac .
A wave of far-left Democratic candidates has seized Senate nominations in Michigan and Minnesota and nearly captured a gubernatorial nod in Wisconsin, forcing a party establishment that spent tens of millions trying to stop them to now rally behind nominees it openly opposed. Abdul El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director with no prior federal office, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary despite being vastly outspent. In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan crushed Rep. Angie Craig by 20 percentage points in the August 11 DFL Senate primary. And in Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong, a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, lost the gubernatorial nomination to Milwaukee County…Open
AI:A wave of far-left insurgent Democrats has successfully seized key Senate and gubernatorial nominations across critical swing states, leaving the Democratic Party establishment reeling after spending tens of millions to stop them. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed secured a massive upset in the most expensive Senate primary in history by defeating Rep. Haley Stevens, buoyed by endorsements from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and leveraging intense opposition to U.S. support for Israel. Similarly, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan achieved a landslide 20-point victory in the Minnesota Senate primary, while DSA member Francesca Hong nearly captured the Wisconsin gubernatorial nomination, falling short by less than one percent. These victories…Open