Washington (CNN)The out-of-nowhere upset of Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday's New York primary has stunned the Democratic establishment and shook up the party's likely line of succession to become the next House speaker. Crowley was ousted from his Queens district by Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina running her first political campaign. She is now likely to be the youngest woman ever elected to the House. It was the most shocking result of 2018's political season so far, and -- though Democrats have avoided intra-party feuds so far this year -- could signal a restive base as the 2020 presidential primary approaches. "I'm floored," a senior Democratic House aide told CNN. Crowley, the No. 4-ranking House Democrat, was widely seen as the likely successor to House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. And because Pelosi is likely to have a hard time getting 218 votes to become speaker if Democrats win a narrow majority in November, that could have positioned Crowley to take the speakership against Rep. Steny Hoyer, now the House minority whip. Two Democrats said the next speaker's job is more unpredictable than ever -- and Hoyer's path to become speaker is far from clear. One Democrat said the jockeying will begin immediately. "It's clearly a signal that people want to get rid of the old and put in the new," one Democratic House member told CNN. Join The REVOLUTION!!! - Justice Democrats: Democrats that Represent the People
Primary results: Establishment Democrats shocked in New York and other takeaways - CNNPolitics Washington (CNN)If a progressive war against the Democratic establishment is coming, Tuesday's primaries were the first shots fired. The soul searching within the Democratic Party that, to date, had played out largely on the sidelines was thrust into the spotlight on Tuesday in a series of primaries that amounted to arguably the best night for progressives this year. Their biggest win: Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeating Rep. Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, in New York's 14th Congressional District primary, a stunner that rocked the Democratic world and shook up the party's line of succession. But it wasn't their only victory. Progressive candidates also won two gubernatorial primaries, with 2016 Bernie Sanders ally and former NAACP head Ben Jealous winning in Maryland and Rep. Jared Polis in Colorado. Until now, there had been few signs of a mounting progressive insurgency. Kara Eastman had defeated former Rep. Brad Ashford in a Nebraska Democratic congressional primary, and Democratic socialists had won down-ballot races in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. But progressives declined to challenge the party's sitting senators and in the most important election of 2017 -- the Virginia governor's race -- Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam defeated his more liberal primary opponent, former Rep. Tom Perriello. Now, though, Ocasio-Cortez's victory could embolden liberal challengers in both 2018 and 2020. Here we come.
Wow, who would have thought the dip shits in NYC would vote to shoot themselves in the foot. Weird. Sent from my LGL57BL using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I should really consider shooting myself in the foot. Shit, according to your logic I should aim a little higher. I'm sure you'd agree.
I was expecting her to come close but not to win. This is huge for progressives and the left in several regards. First, it puts more corporate elements of the party to realize they can be beaten to their left which is not as common as it is Republican primary challengers beating GOP candidate from their right. It shows leadership that they have to get serious about bringing left ideas into the fold as they are becoming popular enough to win major races. It gets Crowley who’s a POS out of office and prevents him from becoming speaker which he likely may have been. To me this is the best part, fuck Crowley.
Soon they won't even be able to shoot themselves in the foot because firearm ownership is for Nazis and should be banned! "Democratic" socialism is hilarious. The 51% majority can "vote" to eat the 49% minority for dinner, and nobody will say anything, because "democracy!"
All of the self described democratic socialists are really just social democrats. None of them I can think of are advocating for ending capitalism and are largely running on social democratic platforms.
Wants to abolish ICE, fully free college, Medicare for all, free housing... So she's basically running on the patented Bernie Sanders bribe people with their own money platform.