Big Primary Wins for Socialists and Progressives Who Ran on 'Popular Demands.....

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

Big Primary Wins for Socialists and Progressives Who Ran on 'Popular Demands That Were Deemed Impossible'....

Defying national and state-level Democratic establishment forces that have worked to crowd out left-wing candidates and demonstrating that there is a deep hunger among the American electorate for a bold progressive agenda, candidates running on platforms of Medicare for All, free college, and a living wage emerged victorious in several state primaries on Tuesday and tore through the boundaries of what is conventionally considered politically feasible.

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/05/16/big-primary-wins-socialists-and-progressives-who-ran-popular-demands-were-deemed?

Socialists and progressives. When 45% of the eligible population does not bother to vote, perhaps the message needs more work.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread guillaumeb

[guillaumeb]

3. Thank you, and I was glad to post it. eom

[Nanjeanne]

2. Democratic Socialists and ProgressIves for the win!

[guillaumeb]

4. Inspiring.

We need to inspire people to increase turnout.

[Demsrule86]

6. Our opportunities will be in red states for the house this year...not sure you can win with some of

these candidates ...hope I am wrong.

[leftstreet]

7. Will they win if they can bring out non-voters?

Or stop-voters?

I mean, I don't know.

[Demsrule86]

5. Hoping they can win a general ...otherwise complete waste of time and money.