These candidates are pushing a progressive agenda in the 2020 election cycle after coming up short in the 2018 midterm elections. Women in the 2018 midterms ran for office and won in unprecedented numbers—but some fell short of victory. Undeterred, several are jumping back in, believing 2020 could end differently. What’s motivating them to run …
CHICAGO — A top Democratic official on Wednesday canceled a planned fund-raiser for an anti-abortion congressman that had prompted an outcry among progressives, raising the question of whether there is room left in the party for lawmakers who oppose abortion at a moment when numerous Republican-controlled states are trying to effectively outlaw the procedure. The decision …
Rep. Ro Khanna on Monday endorsed fellow Democrat Rep. Daniel Lipinski’s primary challenger in Illinois, saying Marie Newman is the candidate in the race who will put the interests of her constituents over “one’s personal agenda or the lobby of powerful special interests and corporate PACs.” Ms. Newman came within about 2,000 votes of defeating Mr. Lipinski …
Congressional candidate for the 3rd District Marie Newman received five endorsements from progressive organizations in her race to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Western Springs. In an email, Newman’s campaign announced that the political action committee EMILY’s List, the pro-abortion rights advocacy group NARAL, Planned Parenthood, the public policy advocacy group MoveOn and the Progressive …
The Herald-News, “Progressive groups endorse Newman in 2020 Congressional race” Read More »
A move by House Democratic leaders to protect incumbents is reigniting anger and suspicion among the party’s progressives ahead of the 2020 election. Under a new policy, the powerful Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will refuse to hire pollsters, ad makers or other campaign consultants if they also work with a candidate trying to defeat a sitting Democrat …
In this edition: The 2020 insurgent primaries take shape, Biden doesn’t change a thing, and abortion keeps tripping up the Democrats. I have a bunch of soybeans to unload if you know somebody who wants them, and this is The Trailer. Marie Newman is running for Congress again. In 2018, she came just 2,125 votes …
The Washington Post, “The Trailer: Where 2020’s primary challenges are coming from” Read More »
Backing for Marie Newman comes amid tension with Democratic leaders trying to protect incumbents Several abortion rights and progressive groups announced on Monday they are endorsing Marie Newman’s bid to oust Illinois Rep. Daniel Lipinski in next year’s primary, an unusually early and coordinated strike against one of the of the most moderate Democrats in Congress. The endorsements, from EMILY’s List, …
Roll Call, “Early strike: Progressive groups unite behind Lipinski foe in Illinois” Read More »
It looks like major progressive organization won’t be scared off by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s policy of blacklisting political vendors who work with candidates challenging Democratic incumbents. EMILY’s List, MoveOn, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have endorsed Marie Newman’s primary race against Democratic representative Dan Lipinski, Newman’s campaign …
NY Mag, “Progressive Groups Back Marie Newman, Despite DCCC Blacklist” Read More »
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos defended Monday her efforts as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to back party incumbents over challengers as Marie Newman picked up several progressive endorsements in her challenge to eight-term Southwest Side and suburban Rep. Dan Lipinski. Speaking to reporters after addressing the City Club of Chicago, Bustos, a four-term lawmaker from Moline, said …
It’s round two of an intraparty struggle that pits pro-abortion rights groups against the campaign arm of House Democrats in a key congressional primary. WASHINGTON — Progressives failed to oust one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress last year, but are coming back faster and harder this time around, setting up an extraordinary intraparty …
NBC News, “Progressive groups move to oust anti-abortion Democrat from Congress” Read More »
