An Ohio congressional primary this week sent a centrist newcomer soaring back to Capitol Hill, leaving the left defeated again in one of its highest-profile contests. What followed was finger pointing and venting by activists who say they are tired of being stampeded by the establishment.
“Party leadership is firmly in the hands of the corporate Democrats,” said Marianne Williamson, a spiritual author and presidential candidate in 2020. “They’re vicious in their determination to keep progressives on the sidelines and out of power.”
The Cleveland contest between incumbent Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) and former state Sen. Nina Turner was one of progressives’ best chances to notch a win before the fall and build the momentum they acknowledge they need.
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