On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the results of last night’s primary elections across the country.
In the most anticipated Democratic primary of the night, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive in favor of universal healthcare and a forceful critic of US military aid to Israel, defeated four-term Congresswoman Haley Stevens in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary. Half a dozen outside groups spent $62 million supports Stevens, according to The New York Times. Over half came from the super PAC arm of AIPAC.
William Lawrence, a co-founder of the youth-led environmental group, the Sunrise Movement, defeated two Democrats for a battleground House district in Michigan, and Donavan McKinney, a Democratic Socialist and Michigan state representative, ousted Shri Thanedar, the Congressman who represents Detroit.
What do these and other races reveal about the future of the Democratic Party?
Guest:
David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, co-host of the Organized Money podcast, and author of two books: Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power and Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud
