In 2018, Bernie acolyte Paula Swearengin ran against Manchin in the primary & was crushed by 40 points.
In 2020, Swearengin ran against Caputo in the general and was crushed by 43 points.
Oh, and I personally raised over $50,000 for Paula Jean Swearengin last cycle.
In 2020, Swearengin ran against Caputo in the general and was crushed by 43 points.
Oh, and I personally raised over $50,000 for Paula Jean Swearengin last cycle.
https://twitter.com/JENFL23/status/1453840615809105924
(For those wondering: I raised money for EVERY federal race last cycle, no matter how absurd of a long shot it was.)
Swearengin is a perfect test case for Our Revolution's "We need to run far-left progressives instead of moderate/centrist Dems in deep red areas to win" theory.
1st time she was crushed by one in the primary.
2nd time she won the primary & was then crushed by the Republican.
1st time she was crushed by one in the primary.
2nd time she won the primary & was then crushed by the Republican.
I raised money for her in the general because she was the Dem nominee, and I support Dem *nominees* unless they're a simply horrible person or are clearly unfit to hold public office.
I have nothing against her and truly wish she had pulled it off.
I have nothing against her and truly wish she had pulled it off.
Of course, Dems also ran centrist Amy McGrath in red Kentucky instead of progressive Charles Booker, and she was *also* crushed by 20 points.
The bottom line is that every race is different, every candidate is different, and a strategy that works one cycle may not work the next.
The bottom line is that every race is different, every candidate is different, and a strategy that works one cycle may not work the next.
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