The Incumbent Democrats at Risk of Losing to Progressive Challengers
It is proving to be a dangerous primary election cycle for establishment House Democrats, as a wave of progressive energy has combined with an outsider fervor to claim a string of incumbents. The latest to fall was Representative Diana DeGette of Colorado, a 68-year-old incumbent running for a 16th term, who was defeated by Melat Kiros, a […]
Young Democrats’ Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown
Senator Chuck Schumer’s sudden decision on Thursday to support a Republican-written bill to avert a government shutdown so enraged his fellow Democrats that some were already talking about primary challenges to the 74-year-old Democratic leader from New York. The eruption of anger about Mr. Schumer’s seeming surrender thrust into public view a generational divide that […]