In this Worthy News article, Emmitt Barry reports that Bernie Sanders-backed candidates are gaining traction in Democratic primaries, raising fresh concerns that the party is drifting further left ahead of November.
- Sanders is celebrating a string of primary wins by candidates running on economic populism, anti-establishment anger, and democratic socialist themes.
- The biggest example is Graham Platner in Maine, who won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and will now face Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
- Platner’s win is framed as a setback for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other establishment Democrats who preferred a more conventional candidate.
- The article notes that Platner enters the general election with major baggage, including controversy over a tattoo resembling the Nazi SS Totenkopf symbol, along with other allegations and past comments.
- In California’s 22nd Congressional District, Sanders-backed Randy Villegas advanced in the top-two primary, outperforming a candidate supported by Democratic leadership.
- Other Sanders-backed winners mentioned include Analilia Mejía in New Jersey, Bob Brooks in Pennsylvania, and Brian Poindexter in Ohio.
- The article argues Sanders is trying to build a long-term “farm team” of left-wing candidates who can move from local and state offices into Congress and statewide races.
- Republicans are eager to use Sanders’ growing influence to portray Democrats as increasingly socialist and outside the mainstream.
- Centrist Democrats worry that far-left candidates may excite the activist base but damage the party with moderates and independents in competitive general elections.
Read the full story:
https://www.worthynews.com/115045-democrat-party-shifts-further-left-as-sanders-backed-candidates-rack-up-primary-wins
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