How Well Is the Progressive Left Actually Doing?

“After racking up a series of high-profile wins this summer, the left looks ascendant in blue America,” the New York Times reports.

“In open Democratic congressional primaries this year, candidates endorsed by progressive-left groups like Our Revolution, Justice Democrats and the Democratic Socialists of America have won nearly one-third of contests in places where Kamala Harris won at least two-thirds of the presidential vote in 2024.”

“For all of those impressive victories, there’s still one big asterisk on the activist left’s success this primary season: Its wins have been largely confined to the most highly educated and heavily Democratic parts of urban America, the places where Ms. Harris did the best.”