Posted on 10/25/2021 1:45:45 PM PDT by Liz
Far-left Democrats were dealt a big blow as former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner,
co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, was defeated by Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown in a much-anticipated special US House primary election.
With 96.5 percent of precincts reporting, Brown led Turner by 4,380 votes out of more than 71,000 votes cast. Turner conceded the race soon after 10 p.m. local time, telling supports: “On this night, we will not cross the river.”
The contest in Ohio’s 11th District, a deep-blue constituency that includes most of Cleveland, parts of Akron and several majority-black precincts in between the two cities, was widely seen as a referendum on the future direction of the Democratic Party.
Endorsements poured in accordingly, with Hillary Clinton, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus, and major unions backing Brown. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow members of the progressive “Squad” swung behind Turner, while Sanders headlined a get-out-the-vote rally in Cleveland for his onetime surrogate over the weekend.
“I need her alongside me in Congress in the fight for racial, economic, social, and environmental justice,” said Ocasio-Cortez when she endorsed Turner in March.
Brown also received crucial backing from a pair of Democratic pro-Israel organizations: the Pro-Israel America PAC and the Democratic Majority for Israel PAC, the latter of which plowed nearly $2 million into the race.
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Thanks for posting this, Liz.
Sounds like good news!!!
So dramatic. So poetic. So intellectual. Such total BS.
And AOC is used to crossing the river to the multimillionaire dinner party on the yacht given by insider Dems and their Soros supporters.
RAT fight!!!
What am I missing - a primary race 13 months before the election proper?
Both were solid democrats but Brown was the newbie and Turner the “establishment” candidate. Maybe a ray of light since Turner was the classic business as usual type. Time will tell about Brown. She won’t be a friend to the rest of us though, be assured of that.
Special election to replace Marcia Fudge who left Congress to join the Biden admin as some kind of cabinet person. Since the district is solid blue, they will be no real contest next month and Brown will be elected.
“Both were solid democrats...”
Hence the presumed lack of race-fixing here - don’t waste ammo if both candidates can be trusted to toe the party line.
This is choosing between Stalin and Mao. No winner possible.
the fight for racial, economic, social, and environmental justice,” said Ocasio-Cortez
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And of course, not a word about criminal justice, the only kind that matters...
Tough luck for Nina that she didn’t have an easily recognizable black first name.
“I am going to work hard to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen to another progressive candidate again,” Turner vowed in her concession speech. “We didn’t lose this race, evil money manipulated and maligned this election.”
Swamp vs. Squad
Neither is a win in any regard
Let’s go, Brandon!
This one has the same expression that Biden has on her face...clueless.
Photoshop can kill.
Lol........
Definitely Squad material. Good riddance. For now.
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