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Attacking the Democratic Establishment Isn’t Working

August 8, 2021 at 4:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Harry Enten: “Mainstream Democrats have been winning a lot of big primaries in 2021. Their latest win came on Tuesday in the primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District special election: local legislator and party chair Shontel Brown — backed by South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — defeated Nina Turner, former co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign.”

“But while that win and those that came in other 2021 elections can be seen as moderates beating progressives, what it really shows is how Democratic voters actually like their party and its leadership. This marks a major difference between Democratic and Republican voters.”

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