USA: Democrats' Progressive Wing 'Can Win Primaries'; Can They Win a General Election?
Jonathan Cowan said the centrist group will target Democratic Socialists of America and other progressives as insurgent candidates keep winning primaries.
- On Thursday, the corporate-funded group Third Way announced a $15 million campaign to counter the Democratic Socialists of America , which president Jonathan Cowan described as a "mortal danger" to the Democratic Party.
- This effort follows Abdul El-Sayed's recent primary victory in Michigan, a contest widely viewed as a proxy battle between establishment Democrats and an ascendant progressive wing gaining ground in key battleground states.
- Socialist candidates like Janeese Lewis George in the District of Columbia and Melat Kiros in Colorado have secured recent wins, demonstrating the DSA's growing influence within the broader Democratic Party structure.
- Maurice Mitchell, Director of the Working Families Party, told the Times that Third Way is "missing a point of view" regarding the populist insurgency, while professor Chris Sprigman predicted centrists would be ineffective against their own left.
- To reshape debate ahead of the 2028 presidential race, Third Way plans to deploy research and digital advertising to prevent far-left platforms from becoming synonymous with the Democratic Party's mainstream brand.
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USA: Democrats' progressive wing 'can win primaries'; can they win a general election?
Stuart Norval is pleased to welcome Steven Ekovich, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at American University of Paris. The Michigan Democratic Senate primary offers a revealing case study of the struggle between ideological conviction and electoral pragmatism. Ericovich argues that while progressive candidates have demonstrated increasing strength within Democratic primaries, particularly in urban and heavily Democratic constituencies, tra…
Democrat Group Spending $15 Million Against Socialist Candidates in 2026
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Democratic group launches $15M war on DSA after socialist primary wins: 'Mortal danger'
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Jesse Watters Predicts Democratic Establishment Will Accuse Progressive Candidates of ‘Rape’
Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested that the Democratic Party establishment will attempt to thwart progressive Democrats in November’s general election by ginning up sexual assault allegations against them. Progressives – including a handful of members of the Democratic Socialists of America – have scored victories in Democratic primaries across the country. The latest to do so is Abdul El-Sayed, who does not identify as a socialist, but has e…
Centrist Democrats launch $15 million campaign to curtail DSA influence
The Democratic Party‘s centrist wing is escalating its fight against the Democratic Socialists of America, with the think tank and advocacy organization Third Way launching a $15 million campaign to blunt the socialist movement’s growing influence ahead of the 2028 presidential race. Third Way is planning to fund public opinion research, opposition research, digital advertising, and outreach to activists and influential party figures to counter …
Centrist Democrats Launch $15 Million Campaign Against Socialist Wing Ahead of 2028
Third Way President Jonathan Cowan said moderate Democrats are preparing for an internal fight as socialist candidates gain influence in competitive states and potentially position ... The post Centrist Democrats Launch $15 Million Campaign Against Socialist Wing Ahead of 2028 first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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