Get ready for professional Democrats like Chris Coons and scores of TV talking heads to tut, tut these results and go on a concern-troll marathon. I say – fuck those guys. If you are so smart and “the middle” is such an electoral goldmine – why have you LOST WITH THAT STRATEGY SO FUCKING MUCH OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS?
The Democratic Party woke up this morning with a clear signal from Tuesday’s primary elections: The #Resistance means business. The more progressive candidate won in Democratic primaries around the country. The question, however, is whether those more liberal candidates will hurt the party’s chances in November.
The biggest — and most surprising — news of the night was nonprofit executive Kara Eastman’s nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. Although former U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford had both the money and the backing of national Democrats, Eastman defeated him 51 percent to 49 percent. Like many of yesterday’s victorious Democrats, Eastman won by throwing red (blue?) meat to the liberal base: Where Ashford touted his ability to build consensus in Congress, Eastman promised confrontation and, well, resistance to President Trump.
