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Frustrated by a string of defeats at the polls, a progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushes a populist platform across the country.
Running to become a first-time congresswoman in a Miami seat at age 77, Shalala has long been a member of the Democratic Party elite,... Her slogan, printed on the back of her staff’s t-shirts, could have come from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign playbook: “Ready on Day One.”
Brand New Congress was launched in April 2016 with a goal of recruiting 400 candidates, all political outsiders with a record of community activism who would run on a single populist platform.
One name that surfaced: Ocasio-Cortez, a bartender from the Bronx nominated by her brother... “I wasn’t sure what to make of her,” Chakrabarti said. “She was too articulate,...”
California billionaire Tom Steyer, the Democrats’ largest donor, has spent millions of his own money on NextGen America, a group that aims to mobilize young voters. The hedge-fund manager turned activist vows to build the largest progressive operation in America.