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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino in Washington

US progressives show strength in primaries and predict more wins ahead

In Pennsylvania, state representative Summer Lee overcame a deluge of outside spending to win her congressional primary.
In Pennsylvania, state representative Summer Lee overcame a deluge of outside spending to win her congressional primary. Photograph: Quinn Glabicki/Reuters

In the battle for control of the Democratic party, progressives are increasingly confident they are winning. That’s how they explain the record sums of Super Pac money targeting their candidates in nominating contests for safely Democratic seats.

“There’s a set of people who are uncomfortable with a new brand of politics,” said Maurice Mitchell, national director of the progressive Working Families party. “They’re trying to set the clock back. But the genie’s outta the bottle.”

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