"No one cares": The DSA primary challenge House Democrats are happy to ignore
Don't expect a lot of public lamentations from House Democrats next month if Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) loses to his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed primary opponent.Why it matters: That would be a drastic deviation from recent DSA primary wins, which set off alarm bells among the Democratic establishment.In the telling of both progressive and moderate House Democrats, Thanedar's anomalous political profile and the makeup of his district will make it difficult to extrapolate from the results of his race."It's somewhat of a unique circumstance," Rep.
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Don't expect a lot of public lamentations from House Democrats next month if Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) loses to his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed primary opponent.Why it matters: That would be a drastic deviation from recent DSA primary wins, which set off alarm bells among the Democratic establishment.In the telling of both progressive and moderate House Democrats, Thanedar's anomalous political profile and the makeup of his district will make it difficult to extrapolate from the results of his race."It's somewhat of a unique circumstance," Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), a top ally of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), told Axios.Another House Democrat, granted anonymity to offer a blunter assessment of how members are viewing the race, told Axios: "No one cares."State of play: Thanedar will face off with state Rep. Donavan McKinney in an Aug.
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- Don't expect a lot of public lamentations from House Democrats next month if Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) loses to his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed primary opponent.Why it matters: That would be a drastic deviation from recent DSA primary wins, which set off alarm bells among the Democratic establishment.In the telling of both progressive and moderate House Democrats, Thanedar's anomalous political profile and the makeup of his district will make it difficult to extrapolate from the results of his race."It's somewhat of a unique circumstance," Rep.
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"No one cares": The DSA primary challenge House Democrats are happy to ignore
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