“This is a fight for the soul of our party and the future of our democracy,” Pressley said. That movement is reshaping a Democratic Party still searching for leaders and identity in the era of Donald Trump. The movement is also remoulding the Democratic Party into a younger, more diverse and decidedly liberal party. Ayanna Pressley and New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, two women of colour, both defeated Democratic incumbent congressmen in their primaries. Progressive nominees like Pressley and Ocasio-Cortez are running in Democratic strongholds, so their wins in November are all but guaranteed.

Source: National Post September 06, 2018 04:30 UTC