Clyburn on the Oh-11

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https://www.axios.com/jim-clyburn-ohio-progressives-b2f2ec04-a5be-49bd-9227-b746cd46df48.html

Clyburn told Axios: "I had no plans to go to Cleveland or to get physically involved in the campaign until the Turner campaign invited me in."

Ohio special election win cements Jim Clyburn’s kingmaker status

Rep. Jim Clyburn is cementing his Biden-era kingmaker status with Shontel Brown's win in Ohio, showing progressives he has a finger on the pulse of Democratic Party politics in a way they must acknowledge.

Driving the news: "I was going to stay right here in South Carolina minding my business until I got called stupid,” Clyburn told Axios in an interview Wednesday.

Why it matters: The latest in a string of primary wins by centrists over progressives is bolstering the playbook that Clyburn, 81, a Black South Carolina Democrat and the House majority whip, has championed since his endorsement helped Biden clinch the nomination.

Clyburn, along with many in congressional leadership and those on Biden's team see this as the best path for Democrats to try to hang on to control in next year's uphill midterm elections.

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1. So Nina Turner literally brought the temple down on her own head?

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2. yeap

I saw the clip of Killer Mike and couldn't figure out how she thought he was going to help her win.

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3. Was he called stupid? By the one who serves bowls of shit?

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4. No by Killer Mike but she was sitting next to him when he did it and clearly agreed

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5. More of this 'centrist' labeling?

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6. It just rips up my stomach when I see people like Nina Turner

called “progressive”. There is nothing progressive about them. The best they can do is rehash ideas that we have had for decades and made mighty progress on.