• prole
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    2 months ago

    Do you think there is only one election in November?

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        2 months ago

        In down-ballot races? Absolutely.

        But that’s not even the same conversation.

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          In down-ballot races? Absolutely.

          But that’s not even the same conversation.

          Well, let’s have that conversation. The party uses incumbency as an excuse to lock out progressive candidates like Jessica Cisneros. They pulled out all the stops to make sure Coathanger Cuellar won his primary. But when the incumbent is a progressive like Jamaal Bowman or Cori Bush, incumbency does not convey with it party protection. The party’s move to the right is deliberate in down-ballot races as well.