Progressives look to extend winning streak in Philadelphia mayoral primary
Progressives are hoping to rack up another big-city win in Philadelphia’s mayoral primary after scoring a major upset in Chicago earlier this year.
Big national figures on the left, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), have thrown their weight behind Helen Gym, a former member of the Philadelphia City Council, in the close and crowded primary.
Whoever wins Tuesday’s contest is likely to succeed in November’s general election, making the primary another important test of progressive firepower in America’s metropolitan centers.
“They don’t want politics as usual,” one Philadelphia-based education advocate working to elect Gym said about residents in the city.
“They want somebody who will be there at the rallies, at the organizing events, on the picket lines, in the community meetings.”
“Helen’s there,” they added.
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