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Big Primary Wins for Socialists and Progressives Who Ran on 'Popular Demands.....
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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.
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.
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Or stop-voters?
I mean, I don't know.
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