2018 primaries: Voters have their say in Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, New York,Oklahoma, Utah,SC

[SB85]

Battles for governor, House and U.S. Senate, including some that drew the attention of President Donald Trump and his antagonists in show business, will be settled or narrowed today as seven states hold primaries or runoff elections.

There are primaries in Colorado, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma and Utah, and runoff elections in Mississippi and South Carolina.






https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ewyork-oklahoma-utah-southcarolina/731147002/

 

[SB85]

Out here in NY:

There's a lot of Progressive Vs established Democrat action going on

 

[ttystikk]

Out here in NY:

There's a lot of Progressive Vs established Democrat action going on

Break it down for us!

 

[SB85]

The result so far.. All these have been grass roots W's over huge $$$ backed

NY
Ocasio-Cortez
Dana Balter

Liuba Grechen Shirley





MD

Gabriel Acevero

Jamie Raskin

Ben Jealous-

Robbie Leonard


Dr Kirkland Hall




Oklahoma

Angela Graham

 

[Padawanbater2]

Joe Crowley spent 10x's as much on his campaign, backed by huge corporate donors and Wall Street, than Ocasio-Cortez

57% to 42%

She didn't just beat him, she obliterated him, and now his corrupt ass gets sent packing so an actual progressive can represent the people of the 14th

This is probably the biggest win so far from progressive backed candidates created through grassroots organizing, and as it shows, it can be done. The moderates here who've consistently stood by their blind faith in corporate donors claiming Democrats have to accept corporate, lobbyist, or PAC money have just been proven wrong, and this is just the beginning.

 

[SB85]

Joe Crowley spent 10x's as much on his campaign, backed by huge corporate donors and Wall Street, than Ocasio-Cortez

57% to 42%

She didn't just beat him, she obliterated him, and now his corrupt ass gets sent packing so an actual progressive can represent the people of the 14th

This is probably the biggest win so far from progressive backed candidates created through grassroots organizing, and as it shows, it can be done. The moderates here who've consistently stood by their blind faith in corporate donors claiming Democrats have to accept corporate, lobbyist, or PAC money have just been proven wrong, and this is just the beginning.

Crowley was one of the top folks inside of the dem party

 

[Padawanbater2]

Crowley was one of the top folks inside of the dem party

Dude was actually eyeing Nancy Peolsi's speaker position, he was considered the number 2 Democrat in the House

This is a huge win for progressives!

 

[SB85]

Dude was actually eyeing Nancy Peolsi's speaker position, he was considered the number 2 Democrat in the House

This is a huge win for progressives!

Its huge, he lost even though he had the backing/funding of the established dem party

 

[Padawanbater2]

Its huge, he lost even though he had the backing/funding of the established dem party

So much for that narrative

Establishment Dem's claimed they couldn't win without accepting corporate cash and PAC money, Ocasio-Cortez didn't and just beat one of the top Democrats in the House..

...So what say those same establishment Democrats now?

 

[Andrewk420]

In Missouri, the main battle seems to be Josh Hawley, our AG and "constitutional lawyer" who recently refused to acknowledge that the 14th ammendment applied to immigrants, against Claire McCaskill in our senate race. It's a horrible decision to have to make, but I'm going to have no choice but to do my part on McCaskill's behalf.

Hawley has attached himself to Trumpian politics and refused to launch a state investigation into our recently disgraced ex-governor.

 

[ttystikk]

So much for that narrative

Establishment Dem's claimed they couldn't win without accepting corporate cash and PAC money, Ocasio-Cortez didn't and just beat one of the top Democrats in the House..

...So what say those same establishment Democrats now?

Nothing. Both Pelosi and Schumer are too busy defending Trump against Maxine Waters.

Seriously...

 

[SB85]

So much for that narrative

Establishment Dem's claimed they couldn't win without accepting corporate cash and PAC money, Ocasio-Cortez didn't and just beat one of the top Democrats in the House..

...So what say those same establishment Democrats now?

They thought she wasn't a threat because

didn't have the $$$
mainstream media wouldn't even promote her


The people have spoken/their action helped her win​

 

[ttystikk]

In Missouri, the main battle seems to be Josh Hawley, our AG and "constitutional lawyer" who recently refused to acknowledge that the 14th ammendment applied to immigrants, against Claire McCaskill in our senate race. It's a horrible decision to have to make, but I'm going to have no choice but to do my part on McCaskill's behalf.

Hawley has attached himself to Trumpian politics and refused to launch a state investigation into our recently disgraced ex-governor.

There's always more room under the bus.

 

[SB85]

There's always more room under the bus.

How do you think the established dems are going to get along with some of the progressives ?

 

[UncleBuck]

So much for that narrative

Establishment Dem's claimed they couldn't win without accepting corporate cash and PAC money, Ocasio-Cortez didn't and just beat one of the top Democrats in the House..

...So what say those same establishment Democrats now?

i'm happy for ya but don't get too far ahead of yourself. this is one seat in perhaps the most diverse and progressive district in the nation.

(psssst - also, she ran on identity politics. GASP!)

 

[Padawanbater2]

i'm happy for ya but don't get too far ahead of yourself. this is one seat in perhaps the most diverse and progressive district in the nation.

(psssst - also, she ran on identity politics. GASP!)

How do you explain Crowley's loss to a 28 year old who has never ran a political campaign before, who had no party support, who spent less than 10 x's the amount of money as he did?

You guys have said Democrats have to accept corporate money to win, how did she win without it and without party support?

 

[UncleBuck]

How do you explain Crowley's loss to a 28 year old who has never ran a political campaign before, who had no party support, who spent less than 10 x's the amount of money as he did?

You guys have said Democrats have to accept corporate money to win, how did she win without it and without party support?

have you looked at the district she was running in or nah

 

[ttystikk]

How do you think the established dems are going to get along with some of the progressives ?

I think it depends on how threatened they feel. If they feel a little threatened, they'll be nasty. If they feel very threatened, they'll be conciliatory.

What I'd really like to see is the dawning realization along the Democratic Party that taking the money and ignoring the people is dangerous to their ongoing survival.

 

[ttystikk]

Congratulations, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez;

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-primary-new-york/

 

[Padawanbater2]

have you looked at the district she was running in or nah

The reality is that Crowley was exposed early on as being corrupt (less than 1% of his political contributions come from constituents), and Ocasio-Cortez delivered a perfect campaign built on progressive policy and was able to get people to come out to vote for her even though she spent 10 times less than Crowley, and without any help from the Democratic party