The Honorable Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has a Question for Progressives
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AnonymityX1000
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Every time? I think Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton with a lot of online vitriol. lol
When you lose to Donald Trump you got to get off your high horse. Sorry.
When you lose to Donald Trump you got to get off your high horse. Sorry.
John Reena
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Progressive Democrat losing and never learning from their mistakes
AOC next
AOC next
AnonymityX1000
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Centrists are ahead of Progressives and celebrate but still way behind Republicans who Progressives are trying to push them in the right direction to beat but they won't listen to.Progressive Democrat losing and never learning from their mistakes
AOC next
Centrists are ahead of Progressives and celebrate but still way behind Republicans who Progressives are trying to push them in the right direction to beat but they won't listen to.
AnonymityX1000
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Primaries I'm assuming.
Justice Dems Trounced in Bid to Oust Congressional Black Caucus Leader
Group that gave rise to AOC and Omar suffers another primary defeat
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio) / Getty Images
Collin Anderson - APRIL 29, 2020 9:41 AM
Four-term incumbent Rep. Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio) defeated far-left Democrat Morgan Harper in a race that highlighted a rift between the party's African-American leadership and the progressive insurgents working to unseat them.
Beatty coasted to victory early Wednesday morning, receiving 68 percent of the vote to Harper's 32 percent.
The result sends a message to liberal outsiders targeting Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members. Harper was backed by Justice Democrats, the progressive group behind Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) 2018 campaigns. In addition to Harper, Justice Democrats endorsed Cori Bush this cycle, who fell to CBC member Rep. Lacy Clay (D., Mo.) in 2018 despite the group's support. CBC leaders responded by allocating additional resources to the caucus's political arm. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) warned potential challengers that "if they want to come after members of the Black Caucus, it's two ways."
Justice Democrats is known primarily for attacking relatively conservative members of the Democratic Party including pro-life Reps. Henry Cuellar (Tex.) and Dan Lipinski (Ill.). In 2020, it faced criticism from CBC members for targeting Beatty, who has served as the caucus's vice chair since 2018. Veteran members rallied behind the Ohio incumbent, accusing Justice Democrats of undermining minority members with progressive voting records. The primary challenges threatened the party's ability to maintain a House majority, according to CBC member Rep. Donald McEachin (D., Va.).
"I think challenging other Democrats in the primary when we're trying to hold on to the majority is wrong unless the person is so far out of bounds, so far away from Democratic orthodoxy, but that's not what's going on here," McEachin said in July.
Harper pushed back on the criticism leading up to Tuesday's primary, telling Politico that her campaign was not meant to target Beatty, but rather present "an alternative policy platform to the people of the 3rd District." Rep. Cedric Richmond (D., La.), a CBC member, dismissed the defense, calling Harper's platform "a bunch of rhetoric" that fails to deliver results for constituents.
"Being ‘anti' is not enough. This is about results and not just rhetoric," Richmond said. "And just because you run with a bunch of rhetoric does not mean you can get results. There are people here that are effective members of Congress."
Ohio State University political scientist Paul Beck questioned Justice Democrats' decision to target Beatty, saying the incumbent's progressive record and local ties made her well-equipped to fend off a challenge.
"Beatty really is a progressive. That's important," Beck told the Washington Free Beacon. "She has very deep ties with the local business community and with the African-American community. She also has very strong ties to the church community in the district, which is pretty well-organized to support candidates that they like. So Beatty was in a strong position to withstand this challenge."
The coronavirus scuttled CBC members' plans to join Beatty on the campaign trail, but Reps. Richmond, Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), and Val Demings (D., Fla.) joined Beatty's virtual get-out-the-vote event on Sunday. The CBC also hosted lucrative fundraisers for Beatty, who spent more than $2.1 million on the race, including $750,000 on TV and radio ads, according to FEC filings. Harper spent just $700,000 on the race and $50,000 on ads as of early April.
Justice Dems Trounced in Bid to Oust Congressional Black Caucus Leader
Group that gave rise to AOC and Omar suffers another primary defeat
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio) / Getty Images
Collin Anderson - APRIL 29, 2020 9:41 AM
Four-term incumbent Rep. Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio) defeated far-left Democrat Morgan Harper in a race that highlighted a rift between the party's African-American leadership and the progressive insurgents working to unseat them.
Beatty coasted to victory early Wednesday morning, receiving 68 percent of the vote to Harper's 32 percent.
The result sends a message to liberal outsiders targeting Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members. Harper was backed by Justice Democrats, the progressive group behind Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) 2018 campaigns. In addition to Harper, Justice Democrats endorsed Cori Bush this cycle, who fell to CBC member Rep. Lacy Clay (D., Mo.) in 2018 despite the group's support. CBC leaders responded by allocating additional resources to the caucus's political arm. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) warned potential challengers that "if they want to come after members of the Black Caucus, it's two ways."
Justice Democrats is known primarily for attacking relatively conservative members of the Democratic Party including pro-life Reps. Henry Cuellar (Tex.) and Dan Lipinski (Ill.). In 2020, it faced criticism from CBC members for targeting Beatty, who has served as the caucus's vice chair since 2018. Veteran members rallied behind the Ohio incumbent, accusing Justice Democrats of undermining minority members with progressive voting records. The primary challenges threatened the party's ability to maintain a House majority, according to CBC member Rep. Donald McEachin (D., Va.).
"I think challenging other Democrats in the primary when we're trying to hold on to the majority is wrong unless the person is so far out of bounds, so far away from Democratic orthodoxy, but that's not what's going on here," McEachin said in July.
Harper pushed back on the criticism leading up to Tuesday's primary, telling Politico that her campaign was not meant to target Beatty, but rather present "an alternative policy platform to the people of the 3rd District." Rep. Cedric Richmond (D., La.), a CBC member, dismissed the defense, calling Harper's platform "a bunch of rhetoric" that fails to deliver results for constituents.
"Being ‘anti' is not enough. This is about results and not just rhetoric," Richmond said. "And just because you run with a bunch of rhetoric does not mean you can get results. There are people here that are effective members of Congress."
Ohio State University political scientist Paul Beck questioned Justice Democrats' decision to target Beatty, saying the incumbent's progressive record and local ties made her well-equipped to fend off a challenge.
"Beatty really is a progressive. That's important," Beck told the Washington Free Beacon. "She has very deep ties with the local business community and with the African-American community. She also has very strong ties to the church community in the district, which is pretty well-organized to support candidates that they like. So Beatty was in a strong position to withstand this challenge."
The coronavirus scuttled CBC members' plans to join Beatty on the campaign trail, but Reps. Richmond, Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), and Val Demings (D., Fla.) joined Beatty's virtual get-out-the-vote event on Sunday. The CBC also hosted lucrative fundraisers for Beatty, who spent more than $2.1 million on the race, including $750,000 on TV and radio ads, according to FEC filings. Harper spent just $700,000 on the race and $50,000 on ads as of early April.
Justice Dems Trounced in Bid to Oust Congressional Black Caucus Leader
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Fast Money & Foreign Objects
That's a lie
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Glory to Michigan
AnonymityX1000
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They don't lose primaries?
Wait, so the establishment outspent the progressive 3 to 1 as well as bringing in heavy hitters from outside the district and is gonna pretend this is about strategy and not power?
"She has very deep ties with the local business community"
Well then.
Rep. Joyce Beatty Gentrified Her Way Into Political Trouble
"She has very deep ties with the local business community"
Well then.
Rep. Joyce Beatty Gentrified Her Way Into Political Trouble
Why do these dudes constantly talk about “coalition building” and in the same breath take turns dunking on the left? This nikka is a clown
AnonymityX1000
Veteran
Maybe they don't really mean it?
