Press Play with Madeleine Brand
After surprise progressive win in New York, what’s the future of the Democratic Party?
Seven states went to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will face off in the November election. New York saw a surprise win by a 28-year-old progressive newbie: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She defeated high-ranking Democrat Joseph Crowley.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readSeven states went to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will face off in the November election. New York saw a surprise win by a 28-year-old progressive newbie: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She defeated high-ranking Democrat Joseph Crowley. Crowley had been mentioned as a possible future Speaker of the House, should Democrats flip enough seats in November. What do the results say – if anything – about the direction of the Democratic Party?
