The Other Anti-Establishment Candidates to Watch on Tuesday
The Other Anti-Establishment Candidates to Watch on Tuesday
In Maryland and Pennsylvania, outsider candidates are "united by powerful Democratic leaders' attempts to keep them out of the Senate"
byDeirdre Fulton
4/26/16
Super Tuesday No. 4" pits anti-establishment energy against Democratic Party insider status.
And no, we're not (just) talking about the dynamic between presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
U.S. Senate primaries in Maryland and Pennsylvania on Tuesday also feature outsider challengers who are giving Democratic establishment candidates a run for their money.
"Joe Sestak and Rep. Donna Edwards dont appear to have much in common," Politico wrote on Tuesday. "One's a white, former Navy admiral from the Pennsylvania suburbs, the other an African-American single mother from Prince George's County, Maryland."
"But this week they are united by powerful Democratic leaders' attempts both back home and in Washington to keep them out of the Senate," Politico continued.
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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/26/other-anti-establishment-candidates-watch-tuesday