Left Brain

NEW ALL-TIME HIGH: Cori Bush has a 71% chance to win the MO-01 Democratic primary

I don’t think many Democrats fully realize how much damage far-left lunatics like Darializa Avila Chevalier are doing to their brand and their chances of winning back the House

House Democrats’ anxiety rises after wins by Mamdani-backed candidates: ‘Are we going to let them take over the party?’ — CNN

The socialist wave has hit Michigan, and the stakes have never been higher. Abdul El-Sayed is dangerous, extreme, and has no place in the Senate.

2028 can't come fast enough for PA.

just went to my first DSA meeting

I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign. Focus on building the party you actually support. Political parties aren’t perfect, but they’re built by millions of people who knock doors, make calls, organize meetings, and fight for the values they believe in. If you don’t believe in the party, then don’t ask its members to carry you across the finish line.

Last night also demonstrates the problems with AOC’s don’t rock the boat strategy. Since she has refused to endorse against sitting members, she is on the sidelines of a movement that she herself helped to kick off and logically should be leading. Missing the entire Dem Tea Party at the federal level because the once insurgent is now a de facto incumbent protector.

Darializa Chevalier lost the Bronx part of the district by 30 points. She also lost predominantly Black and Hispanic areas, and she lost lower income areas by 10 points. She won with young voters and higher income voters, and won majority college educated areas by 20 points.

I'm sorry but this is cope. It's not some 4D chess, she refuses to endorse against Dem incumbents in Congress because she prioritizes her own comfort and relationships over the movement. She wouldn't even endorse in the open seat the Claire Valdez just won or her own former Chief of Staff. The AOC of today would not endorse the AOC who defeated Joe Crowley. That is deeply unfortunate and sad.

Congratulations to Brad Lander and Claire Valdez on their landslide victories in New York congressional primaries. Together, we are creating a grassroots progressive movement that will defeat the Oligarchs.