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Jamaal Bowman has scored a stunning victory over Representative Eliot L. Engel of New York in a Democratic primary, defeating the 16-term incumbent and overcoming the efforts of the Democratic establishment in a profound show of progressive political power.
Mr. Bowman, a middle school principal from Yonkers, was declared the winner on Friday, after a count of absentee ballots verified what seemed clear on Primary Night, when he emerged with a commanding lead over Mr. Engel, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The victory came with the help of an array of stars from the Democratic Partys left wing, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
As a first-time candidate with a fiery anti-establishment message, Mr. Bowmans victory has echoes of Ms. Ocasio-Cortezs own stunning win in 2018 over another entrenched incumbent in New York, Representative Joseph Crowley, then the No. 4 Democrat in the House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/nyregion/jamaal-bowman-eliot-engel.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
ananda
(28,895 posts)I can't keep myself from thinking that progressive
is more moderate or conservative than liberal.
It's very misleading.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I've been proudly that way since the 1960s.
still_one
(92,502 posts)characterization, it is the "illustrious" NY Times
jimfields33
(16,096 posts)For a house race it took almost a month. Can we see a president named by January 20th? I hope the count faster in November.