The left has secured a number of political wins: In New York, political newcomer Jamaal Bowman ousted 16-term incumbent and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot L. Engel. In Missouri, Black Lives Matter leader Cori Bush defeated a 19-year incumbent, Rep. William Lacy Clay, whose family held the seat for more than half a century. ADADOusting a second Democratic chairman would send a signal to some party leaders: Move further left or face your own possible defeat. The tensions are already expected to be a central dynamic in the next Congress, particularly if Democrats win the White House and the Senate. He has not risen in the ranks of the Democratic Party despite 19 years in Congress.

Source: Washington Post September 01, 2020 11:06 UTC