National Democrat activist groups are gearing up for the 2020 elections in an attempt to move the country closer to socialism as they focus on running more candidates in the mold of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez for Congress:
Activists hoping to defeat House Democrats in next year’s primary elections with more progressive and diverse challengers are assessing how to cope with unintended consequences of their 2018 success, even as they hunt for their next Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
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Activists say they will concentrate their efforts on safely Democratic seats. Top Democrats argue that still endangers their House majority by forcing incumbents to spend money defending themselves in primaries, siphoning funds that could have helped the party elsewhere.
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One not-so-secret weapon for progressives this time is Ocasio-Cortez. She told The Associated Press that depending on the districts and candidates, she could support primary contenders challenging Democratic incumbents next year — usually taboo for sitting lawmakers.
Good story. BTW, it’s the first time I was able to read an AAS story – their paywall usually stops me dead in my tracks since I’m not a subscriber. Maybe it’s because this story came from the AP.
There was one minute error in the story. Rep. Don Beyer isn’t from California; he’s from Virginia. I know this because I remember him from the early ’80s as a Volvo dealer in Northern Virginia who was chairing the campaign of the Democrat who was challenging Rep. Frank Wolf for re-election. I was interning for Wolf at the time.
Hard Left/Hard Right one thing they generally share is a lack of people skills. Lord help us!