Four socialist-backed candidates win Pennsylvania elections

[mystery-ak]

Four socialist-backed candidates win Pennsylvania elections
By Avery Anapol - 05/16/18 07:29 AM EDT

Four Democratic candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won primary elections Tuesday, a major victory for the socialist movement.

In the Pittsburgh area, Summer Lee and Sara Innamorato, both members of DSA, won primaries for House Districts 34 and 21, respectively.

Lee and Innamorato defeated state representatives Paul Costa and Dom Costa, who are cousins. They do not have Republican opponents in the general election.

And in Philadelphia, Democrats Elizabeth Fiedler and Kristin Seale won primaries in House Districts 184 and 168. Fielder does not have a GOP opponent in the general election, while Seale will take on Rep. Christopher Quinn.

All four female candidates unseated male state representatives.

Arielle Cohen, co-chair of the Pittsburgh DSA chapter, told HuffPost that she feels a "monumental shift" after the victories, noting DSA’s growing membership since President Trump's election.

"We won on popular demands that were deemed impossible. We won on health care for all, we won on free education,” she said.

“We’re turning the state the right shade of red tonight,” she added.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387901-four-socialist-backed-candidates-win-pennsylvania-elections

[Chosen Daughter]

I guess the comment about the right shade of red is communist red.



It will be interesting to hear the discussion on this.  Why weren't there any Republicans to challenge Communism?

[Free Vulcan]

I guess the comment about the right shade of red is communist red.



It will be interesting to hear the discussion on this.  Why weren't there any Republicans to challenge Communism?

These were the party primaries. It is interesting the leftward shift that has happened.

[Chosen Daughter]

These were the party primaries. It is interesting the leftward shift that has happened.

Yes but the article says there are no Republican candidates.  I understand it was party primaries but Republicans apparently have not entered any candidates.

[Applewood]

Yes but the article says there are no Republican candidates.  I understand it was party primaries but Republicans apparently have not entered any candidates.

Republicans in PA often don't field a candidate.  My own House rep usually runs unopposed or with a token opponent.  I stopped going to the polls for local elections.  Why bother?  The outcome is already set.  It's like living in the old Soviet Union where the sole candidate won 110% of the vote.

[Free Vulcan]

Yes but the article says there are no Republican candidates.  I understand it was party primaries but Republicans apparently have not entered any candidates.

You are correct, I misread. Some districts vote so overwhelmingly for one party that the other side has a difficult time fielding candidates. One because there are so few registered to begin with, and the other is that the party majority funds won't give them any money.

[Victoria33]

Yes but the article says there are no Republican candidates.  I understand it was party primaries but Republicans apparently have not entered any candidates.

@Chosen Daughter
@CatherineofAragon
@mystery-ak
@Freya
@txradioguy

Daughter, We have a "Republic" form of government, meaning we have people represent us in government, not that they are of the party of Republicans.  Those areas in Penn. must be so full of Dem/other type voters that Republicans didn't think they could win there.
I will be in Penn. next week and determine whether the air is full of Republican air or Democrat air or Communist air or Independent air.   

Also, those two winners are women.  I think we have to add the rejection of Trump by women to every government election now, from county elections through presidential elecions.  There is enough of them to move the election in their favor which is non-Trump candidates, meaning not voting for the Republican Party candidates.  Some women who are registered voters but haven't voted before or not many times before, will vote to oppose his candidates and some will register to vote just to oppose his candidates.  I know we had more Democrat voters vote in our Texas primary this year since the time Republicans took over Texas in modern times.  My knowledge of elections tells me it was women that brought about that huge number of Democrats voting in the primary.  My knowledge also tells me if that many showed up at a primary when they haven't in modern times, there will be numerous other thousands added to those primary ones in November.

Some here, the usual ones, will say I "hate" Trump to say that, but election numbers are facts and women are turned off by Trump's treatment of women.  If there are not more Trump/women disgusting facts to come out, perhaps women by November will have cooled off by then and consider voting for Trump's candidates, the Republicans, but I doubt it.  Notice: As usual, I don't answer personal attackers' posts.

[Frank Cannon]

Yes but the article says there are no Republican candidates.  I understand it was party primaries but Republicans apparently have not entered any candidates.

These are heavy Rat districts. Nothing changed here. Up my way there were GOP'ers who ran unopposed because they are in heavy GOP districts. 

[Frank Cannon]

Some here, the usual ones, will say I "hate" Trump to say that, but election numbers are facts and women are turned off by Trump's treatment of women.  If there are not more Trump/women disgusting facts to come out, perhaps women by November will have cooled off by then and consider voting for Trump's candidates, the Republicans, but I doubt it.  Notice: As usual, I don't answer personal attackers' posts.

Thanks for displaying you have no idea what you are talking about. PA had it's typically light turn out for a Primary and all the candidates that ran with either Trumps help or touted going to DC to push the Trump agenda won. If you were even close to being right the alternate non-Trump candidates would have won. The Rats shot themselves in the foot by letting open Communists run and win in some of these districts because in the General they will lose because this is an old Union Rat state, not a Progressive Rat state.

[andy58-in-nh]

Once upon a time, most Democrats in America had enough residual respect for the Constitution (and for economic reality) to avoid the temptation of promising services that everyone knows cost money and involve hard work, for free.   

This was also true because back in the Dark Ages (pre-2008 or so), many Democrats were still religious enough to believe that theft and envy were bad things.

[Emjay]

These are heavy Rat districts. Nothing changed here. Up my way there were GOP'ers who ran unopposed because they are in heavy GOP districts.

So, yeah, much ado about nothing.  The main point of interest to me is how the democrat party has become openly socialist.

[Frank Cannon]

So, yeah, much ado about nothing.  The main point of interest to me is how the democrat party has become openly socialist.

All this shows is that the radical Leftists are taking over the state Rat party and that is a disaster in a state that is purple at best and relies on old JFK type Rats to win elections. It may even show that because of the Trump effect, those old Rat voters are going GOP a la West Virginia.

[Emjay]

All this shows is that the radical Leftists are taking over the state Rat party and that is a disaster in a state that is purple at best and relies on old JFK type Rats to win elections. It may even show that because of the Trump effect, those old Rat voters are going GOP a la West Virginia.

Interesting take @Frank Cannon ... and old JFK type Rats are far from socialists.

[Free Vulcan]

So, yeah, much ado about nothing.  The main point of interest to me is how the democrat party has become openly socialist.

What's funny, if you want to call it that, is that this move to the far left is #Resistance driven, mostly by the cosmically intelligent Millennial college youth that are unfortunately are a relative minority in the party that is already pretty far left.

Which will be their undoing as they drive away more moderate and blue collar Dems as well as Indies away from them, to either not vote or vote GOP.

Let us hope they put their socialist identity politics on full display this election.

[Fishrrman]

Emjay wrote:
"The main point of interest to me is how the democrat party has become openly socialist..."

C'mon, spit the meal outta your mouth and call them what they've REALLY become:
democrat-communists.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Also, those two winners are women.  I think we have to add the rejection of Trump by women to every government election now, from county elections through presidential elecions.  There is enough of them to move the election in their favor which is non-Trump candidates, meaning not voting for the Republican Party candidates.  Some women who are registered voters but haven't voted before or not many times before, will vote to oppose his candidates and some will register to vote just to oppose his candidates.  I know we had more Democrat voters vote in our Texas primary this year since the time Republicans took over Texas in modern times.  My knowledge of elections tells me it was women that brought about that huge number of Democrats voting in the primary.  My knowledge also tells me if that many showed up at a primary when they haven't in modern times, there will be numerous other thousands added to those primary ones in November.

Some here, the usual ones, will say I "hate" Trump to say that, but election numbers are facts and women are turned off by Trump's treatment of women.  If there are not more Trump/women disgusting facts to come out, perhaps women by November will have cooled off by then and consider voting for Trump's candidates, the Republicans, but I doubt it.  Notice: As usual, I don't answer personal attackers' posts.

@Victoria33
I found your perspective reasoned, thought provoking, and intelligently crafted. 

[Victoria33]

@Victoria33
I found your perspective reasoned, thought provoking, and intelligently crafted.

@Once-Ler

Thank you, I appreciate your post.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Some here, the usual ones, will say I "hate" Trump to say that, but election numbers are facts and women are turned off by Trump's treatment of women.  If there are not more Trump/women disgusting facts to come out, perhaps women by November will have cooled off by then and consider voting for Trump's candidates, the Republicans, but I doubt it.  Notice: As usual, I don't answer personal attackers' posts.

Personally, I wouldn't say you "hate" the President.  And, even if you do, I really don't care.

What matters to me @Victoria33 is how very little you understand about today's political landscape.  Posting lots of words does not equal more knowledge.   

[Frank Cannon]

Personally, I wouldn't say you "hate" the President.  And, even if you do, I really don't care.

What matters to me @Victoria33 is how very little you understand about today's political landscape.  Posting lots of words does not equal more knowledge.   

You got that right. All of the GOP candidates that won in PA during the Primary were running on a Pro-Trump campaign to go to DC and help the President. The one candidate that actually had the President do robo calls and campaign for him, Lou Barletta, wiped the floor with his opponents. I can't find anything in these results that would make a NT feel satisfied that their warped perspective is validated.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Dems have been so hard at work Balkanizing the country to create special groups they can corral onto their plantation they've become the prisoners/hostages of their own constituency.

Look at the pair of loons Ca. aimed at the Senate.

[LMAO]

Once upon a time, most Democrats in America had enough residual respect for the Constitution (and for economic reality) to avoid the temptation of promising services that everyone knows cost money and involve hard work, for free.   

And it will be their undoing when and if enough of them make it to high office and find they cannot deliver what was promised