A Couple of Political Observations

found online by Raymond

 
From Infidel753:

The biggest news from yesterday’s Democratic primaries was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s surprise victory over establishment heavyweight Joe Crowley in NY-14. A socialist who refused corporate donations and whose platform is uncompromisingly progressive, Ocasio-Cortez won by a 15-point margin despite being out-fundraised more than ten-to-one. This mostly reflects the fact that she was a much better fit for the district, which is urban and heavily Latino. Its voters have spoken, and spoken clearly.

This creates a test for the party establishment. They need to make it clear that they will support the candidate the primary voters chose. That might seem like a forgone conclusion, but remember that the DCCC, at least initially, failed to extend support to Kara Eastman, another progressive candidate who defeated the establishment’s choice in NE-02 last month. We can’t afford to have anyone playing those kinds of games when their preferred candidate doesn’t get nominated.

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