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> as well as the loose independent collective of progressive organizations around similar national and local causes who have also sprung up, The problem being
by akhilcacharya 8y ago
> as well as the loose independent collective of progressive organizations around similar national and local causes who have also sprung up,
The problem being that none of their candidates won competitive seats. Now, some like Kara Eastman came close..but candidates closer to the Obama/Hillary mold, veterans, and pro-gun control candidates in suburbs made up the bulk of the wins in the midterms.
- dv_dt 8y agoI doubt your data. Just one counter example, in Orange County CA, Katie Porter, a democrat, won a competitive seat in a district that has been Republican for a long time (maybe 30+ years?).
- akhilcacharya 8y agoFrom what I understand, she wasn't endorsed by Our Revolution (I'm strictly talking about the Bernie-aligned groups). She was endorsed by lots of other progressive groups that are more effective at this sort of thing. On the other hand, people like Kendra Horn flipped deep-red Oklahoma 5th with help of Bloomberg's Independence PAC, and Sharice Davids beat Bernie-backed Brent Welder in the primary to win the general by 10 points in a swing district.
- dv_dt 8y agoDoes it matter if it's a Bernie aligned group? In CA-25, Our revolution endorsed one candidate, Justice Democrats another candidate, and a third Democratic candidate actually won yet another historically Republican district. They were helped (but not endorsed) by also progressive, but not as closely aligned to Bernie, Indivisible, by loose Bernie inspired independents, etc. I think it's a mistake to only look at strict boundaries of support by candidate name. I would consider CA-25s win with Katie Hill another progressive win in an contentious district.