After Michigan, Wisconsin Democrats now face a party divide in key gubernatorial and congressional primary elections The slew of Democratic primaries underscores a growing divide within the party The American left is making strides. But can they win in November? | Ben Davis Shared words with democratic, michigan, party, primaries, primary, within The left is increasingly winning within the Democratic party. But it still needs to prove that it can build general-election coalitions capable of beating Republicans The ideological struggle within the Democratic party continued on Tuesday night with primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington. The results showed an increasi
ngly intense conflict within the party, with high Democratic primary turnout and bruising ideological battles up and down the ballot. The Democratic electorate is shifting, becoming more progressive and more willing to challenge party leadership, but not as quickly or uniformly as many assumed. Continue reading...
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