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Are The Democratic Socialists Winning or Losing?

Are The Democratic Socialists Winning or Losing?

The Daily vor 2 Monaten

Progressive Democrats have been gaining ground in primaries across the country, but recent wins and losses in Michigan and Wisconsin show the strength and the limits of the movement.

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This week, Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist running for
governor in Wisconsin, suffered an upset after a double-digit
lead in the polls. Last week, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive,
pulled off a stunning victory in Michigan against his well-funded
opponent.

Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times,
makes sense of what happened in Wisconsin and Michigan, and what
it might tell us about the future of the Democratic Party.

Guest: Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst
for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Dr. El-Sayed’s triumph against an establishment-backed
candidate in Michigan was a big win for the left.

Ms. Hong’s defeat in Wisconsin defied expectations and may
have shown that the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond
urban centers.

Photo: Nick Hagen for The New York Times

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