The two wings of the party faced off in Texas last night, and the Warren-Sanders wing came out on top. I’m too winded to do a full newsletter, but here’s what Aida Chavez and I wrote: The recent wave of progressive primary victories rolled into Texas on Tuesday evening, with Candace Valenzuela and Mike Siegel declaring victory against centrist opponents for the chance to flip Republican-held suburban districts. In the Travis County district attorney race, José Garza, an immigrant rights activist and former public defender backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, ousted incumbent Margaret Moore. The national party’s pick for Senate, M.J. Hegar, meanwhile, found herself locked in a much closer fight than expected with Royce West, though by the end of the night, she appeared headed for a general election race against Republican
Elizabeth Warren v Kamala Harris in Texas
Elizabeth Warren v Kamala Harris in Texas
Elizabeth Warren v Kamala Harris in Texas
The two wings of the party faced off in Texas last night, and the Warren-Sanders wing came out on top. I’m too winded to do a full newsletter, but here’s what Aida Chavez and I wrote: The recent wave of progressive primary victories rolled into Texas on Tuesday evening, with Candace Valenzuela and Mike Siegel declaring victory against centrist opponents for the chance to flip Republican-held suburban districts. In the Travis County district attorney race, José Garza, an immigrant rights activist and former public defender backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, ousted incumbent Margaret Moore. The national party’s pick for Senate, M.J. Hegar, meanwhile, found herself locked in a much closer fight than expected with Royce West, though by the end of the night, she appeared headed for a general election race against Republican