On Tuesday night, progressive Democrats in New York claimed another victory in their effort to move the party left by toppling establishment-friendly incumbents, as Jamaal Bowman, who was endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, claimed victory in his primary challenge to longtime Rep. Eliot Engel. …
Highly covered primary fights — including the ones raging in New York — make for flashy news stories, but they are exciting precisely because they are rare and, as a result, don’t do much to change the overall composition of the party. CONT.
David Byler, Washington Post