Socialists are winning battles, but not the war 

With only about a month until the end of the primary season, progressives and democratic socialists have secured enough high-profile victories to suggest a seismic shift in the party’s direction. But the fuller picture tells a different story. The left-wing has won far fewer races than headlines suggest, and it remains almost entirely confined to safe Democratic districts. 

According to an analysis from the New York Times, the progressive left has won less than 20 percent of primary races in open districts where Democrats are either strongly favored to win or expected to be competitive in November. Among these races, progressives have done quite well in solid-blue districts — winning roughly 80 percent of their primaries in safe urban seats — but have struggled to win in the battlegrounds that will actually determine control of Congress. 

In other words, while blue districts are getting bluer, swing districts are going with what’s tried and true. 

For instance, the same night Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Michigan’s Senate primary, socialist Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost her bid to reclaim her House seat. Moderate Wesley Bell beat her by a striking 22 points. 

And in Washington’s 3rd District, moderate incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkemp Perez (D-Wash.) advanced to the general election over her progressive opponent Brent Hennrich, more than doubling his vote share (37 percent to 17 percent). 

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