Progressives Suffer Stunning Defeat In Ohio Special ElectionAndrew Trunsky
Political Reporter
August 03, 2021 10:38 PM ET
Nina Turner, a former top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders and an outspoken progressive activist, suffered a stunning loss Tuesday night to moderate-backed Shontel Brown in her bid to represent Ohio’s 11th Congressional District.
Turner entered the race in December with the highest profile and became the immediate frontrunner, and had the support of well-known figures on the left including Sanders, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of the “Squad.” But Brown, the chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, surged in the final weeks before the special election’s primary, securing major endorsements from the Congressional Black Caucus and figures like Hillary Clinton and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, and polls subsequently showed the race tightening.
Brown led Turner 50.1% to 44.4% when the latter conceded the race just after 10 p.m.: “This campaign on this night, we will not cross the river,” she said. But she blamed her loss on outside groups that had uniformly aligned themselves against her.
“I am going to work hard to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen to another progressive candidate again,” Turner vowed. “We didn’t lose this race, evil money manipulated and maligned this election.”
Turner’s loss mirrors recent progressive defeats in congressional and municipal races across the country.
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