Progressive leaders on and off Capitol Hill are emboldened after Tuesday’s high-stakes primaries, with the success of a slew of hand-picked candidates signaling the left is far from finished in the battle for the Democratic Party’s future
But the race against Engel, progressives say, has demonstrated their staying power beyond the now-famous upset by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez two years ago against then-Rep. Joe Crowley, the No. 4 House Democrat and a powerhouse in New York politics.
And the caucus is likely to pad its ranks even further in 2020 with more Democrats who support their ambitious agenda of tackling climate change, providing universal health care and overhauling the immigration system. The CPC's campaign arm upped its efforts to play in open-seat primaries this year, launching its first ever independent expenditure to provide backing for Jones. It was the first allied group to launch ads supporting Jones, spending nearly $200,000 promoting his candidacy.
in her first two years in office. The freshman Democrat raised $10.6 million this cycle, with the vast majority coming from small-dollar donations. Her PAC, Courage to Change, launched in January and has endorsed its own slate of candidates.
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