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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:16 AM Aug 2018

Liberal Insurgency Hits a Wall in Midwest Primaries

August 8, 2018 at 5:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments

Washington Post: “The Democratic Party’s left-wing insurgency found its limits Tuesday night, with voters favoring establishment candidates over more liberal challengers in almost every closely watched race across several states.”

”Candidates backed by Emily’s List, which endorses women and sometimes clashes with the left, bested left-wing challengers in three southeast Michigan districts; at least two are seen as toss-ups in November. Early Tuesday evening, just one Sanders-backed candidate in a competitive primary was in the lead; Brent Welder, a labor lawyer running in Kansas’s 3rd Congressional District, benefited from a crowd of five less-liberal candidates who split the vote.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/08/08/liberal-insurgency-hits-a-wall-in-midwest-primaries/

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Liberal Insurgency Hits a Wall in Midwest Primaries (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2018 OP

the left wing didn't have an insurgency going except in their own minds beachbum bob Aug 2018 #1

The media was pushing the insurgency narrative, too, big time octoberlib Aug 2018 #5

Already seeing people online whining NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #8

Exactly! Well said... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #9

Hardly unexpected ? OnDoutside Aug 2018 #2

Gretchen Whitmer, the so-called Cha Aug 2018 #3

At this moment Sharice Davids is leading Welder by about 500 votes and still counting. honest.abe Aug 2018 #4

Social Democrat Tlaib beat Conyers for a Congressional seat in Michigan, octoberlib Aug 2018 #7

Ah ok, I didnt see that one. honest.abe Aug 2018 #10

Most Democrats realize... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #6

Progressives are winning the day. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #11

"TOO LIBERAL FOR (state name)... HILLARY.... PELOSI.... " CurtEastPoint Aug 2018 #12

Since when is Emily's List not the "left" or "liberal"? Ninsianna Aug 2018 #13

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. the left wing didn't have an insurgency going except in their own minds

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:21 AM

Aug 2018

america is not NOR EVER BEEN a left-center country but a center-left country, if you don't understand, study some history and take some political classes.

Where the problem arises, the "hardcore left" is almost as bad as the conservatives where its "my way or the highway approach" to almost all things. Thats why we saw Bush elected in 2000 and Trump in 2016

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

5. The media was pushing the insurgency narrative, too, big time

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:30 AM

Aug 2018

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

8. Already seeing people online whining

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:33 AM

Aug 2018

that O'Connor didn't have a good enough message so they voted Green or didn't vote at all.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

9. Exactly! Well said...

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:34 AM

Aug 2018

except in their own minds

Exactly! Well said! I couldn't have said it better myself.

Where the problem arises, the "hardcore left" is almost as bad as the conservatives where its "my way or the highway approach" to almost all things.

And oddly enough, those who have that approach are quite proud of themselves (or their candidate) when they end up with NO LOAF instead of HALF A LOAF.

Frankly, I'll never understand why anyone (any candidate or any voter) thinks that STARVING is preferable to COMPROMISE. I guess it must be related to the vanity of being able to say to one's constituents "I was strong" or "I stood my ground". But in these types of "all or nothing" standoffs, it's the "NO" voters that typically win and the stubborn politicians bring home NOTHING.

All I'm saying is that it's NOT very "progressive" if there's not any progress being made at all. Remaining motionless (or moving in REVERSE) is the exact OPPOSITE of being "progressive". In contrast, finding common ground and moving forward (making progress) even if it's just a little bit... even if it's only gets us slightly closer to the ultimate goal... THAT IS PROGRESS. That's what an intelligent progressive would do.