State Rep. Francesca Hong’s (D) steady rise in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race is teeing up the biggest test yet for democratic socialists and the far left this election cycle. Hong has held a strong lead in the Democratic field ahead of Tuesday’s primary, while establishment Democrats, including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, have rallied around Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6008300-hong-wisconsin-democratic-socialist-primary-test/ #Socialists #Progressives #Democrats #Wisconsin #SouthCarolina #Minnesota #PrimaryElections #FrancescaHong
The state of the Democratic Party is being put to the test this midterm season as progressives challenge the establishment. MS NOW Daily Columnist and Editor Hayes Brown, Democratic strategist Joel Payne, Rolling Stone Magazine Politics Reporter Nikki McCann Ramírez and Puck News Congressional Reporter Abby Livingston join Antonia Hylton to discuss.
OPINION: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks some of the ideas put forward by progressives several years ago may have gone too far, telling ABC News "woke 1 was crazy." #AOC #Wokeness #FrancescaHong About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website:…
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Progressive insurgents Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed want to shake up the next race for the White House — a notion that will likely petrify many top Democrats. Why it matters: They aren't running for president — they're vying for statewide office this year in presidential battlegrounds, and their campaigns are closely watched tests of the Bernie Sanders–style populism they want their party to embrace in 2028 . - It's a question that has haunted Democrats for a decade: Is America ready for a full-on left turn in politics, like what Sanders pitched when he ran for president in 2016 ? - The prospect worries many old-guard Democrats who fear Hong and El-Sayed can't win a November general election. Driving the…
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Progressive insurgents Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed want to shake up the next race for the White House — a notion that will likely petrify many top Democrats. Why it matters: They aren't running for president — they're vying for statewide office this year in presidential battlegrounds, and their campaigns are closely watched tests of the Bernie Sanders–style populism they want their party to embrace in 2028 . - It's a question that has haunted Democrats for a decade: Is America ready for a full-on left turn in politics, like what Sanders pitched when he ran for president in 2016 ? - The prospect worries many old-guard Democrats who fear Hong and El-Sayed can't win a November general election. Driving the…Open
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., threw his support behind progressive Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday, just hours after El-Sayed was declared the winner of Michigan’s […] Source
Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary against moderate Rep. Haley Stevens. The win establishes a foothold in the Midwest for the progressive Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. Democratic strategist Mally Smith joins NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon to debate who really won in Michigan. "Prove It with Batya!" puts the hottest takes to the test as Batya Ungar-Sargon and guests from across the political spectrum make their case LIVE in a debate driven by facts (not just feelings). Viewers of the live stream join in with questions, data, and real-life experiences from across America, before casting their vote on who was able to "Prove It!" better.
