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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Tue May 22, 2018, 11:55 PM May 2018

Progressive women score big wins in Southern primaries

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Progressive women dominated a slate of Democratic primaries Tuesday, winning House races in Kentucky and Texas and giving Georgia the first black woman to ever be nominated for governor by a major political party.

The victories underscored some emerging realities of 2018's primary season: Female candidates -- of which Democrats have record numbers in House races -- have fared well. Political veterans' experience, meanwhile, has been a burden. And while Democratic voters have valued candidates' electability, the party's base, energized by opportunities to put checks on President Donald Trump, has shown little interest in centrists.

Tuesday's contests largely resulted in victories by the candidates Democrats had expected to emerge.

In Georgia, former state House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams made history, becoming the first black woman in the nation to clinch a major party's nomination for governor. She beat former state Rep. Stacey Evans, who was backed by moderates.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/democratic-primaries-tuesday-georgia-kentucky-texas-arkansas/index.html

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Progressive women score big wins in Southern primaries (Original Post) TomCADem May 2018 OP
Hillary Clinton endorsed Stacey Abrams. As did EMILY'S LIST. Wwcd May 2018 #1
She gave a great speech tonight. brer cat May 2018 #4
I thought Evans had a better chance at winning the general. 7962 May 2018 #9
Sanders supported her also, as did a number of other leading Democrats Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #12
She also won the endorsement of Our Revolution LongTomH May 2018 #14
The Repuke surrogates will be on cable tomorrow pecosbob May 2018 #2
good news nt msongs May 2018 #3
Yeah for Lizzie Gothmog May 2018 #5
YEAH!!!!! BigmanPigman May 2018 #6
GA Dem turnout in 2018 was 45% higher than in 2014. Cattledog May 2018 #7
:) ALL female Democratic candidates are progressive women. Hortensis May 2018 #8
This is terrific news! llmart May 2018 #10
Happy to see progressives being celebrated here left-of-center2012 May 2018 #11
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #13
Let's keep it going, Kentucky! Bayard May 2018 #15
 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
1. Hillary Clinton endorsed Stacey Abrams. As did EMILY'S LIST.
Wed May 23, 2018, 12:03 AM
May 2018

Abrams is a powerful speaker, if you ever get the chance to hear her. She's a true Democrat & comes with our strongest endorsements.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
9. I thought Evans had a better chance at winning the general.
Wed May 23, 2018, 07:30 AM
May 2018

Although I dont give either much of a chance, you never know.
But the GOP has to waste a ton of money with a runoff too. Which means we'll see a lot more of those absolutely stupid Kemp ads. Gee, how can he top his current ones?

Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)
12. Sanders supported her also, as did a number of other leading Democrats
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:30 AM
May 2018

She's a powerful candidate, and based on who endorsed her, she is a unity candidate.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
14. She also won the endorsement of Our Revolution
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:54 AM
May 2018
Stacey Abrams Makes History

Abrams, remarkably, united the still-sparring national Democratic Party behind her, winning the endorsement of Hillary Clinton as well as Senator Bernie Sanders, Emily’s List and NARAL, plus the Working Families Party and Our Revolution, along with 2020 possibilities Senators Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. Not surprisingly, Abrams was also endorsed by Atlanta Representative and civil rights icon John Lewis.

pecosbob

(7,538 posts)
2. The Repuke surrogates will be on cable tomorrow
Wed May 23, 2018, 12:13 AM
May 2018

telling us how bad the Dems are for women. They're kind of stuck in that day is night/night is day groove again.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. :) ALL female Democratic candidates are progressive women.
Wed May 23, 2018, 06:53 AM
May 2018

Tom, let's be honest. The national press has papers to sell. We don't.

We need to always remember: IT'S THE GOALS, STUPID.

One thing I really like about Stacey Abrams is that, while sharing my liberal progressive values and goals, she's always worked well with the Republicans (who vastly outnumber her) to nudge the trajectory of their legislation as she can. And of course she's a major team player with her fellow liberal Democrats.

llmart

(15,539 posts)
10. This is terrific news!
Wed May 23, 2018, 07:47 AM
May 2018

We need more Democratic women in positions of power in all levels of government. This may be the Year of the Woman.

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