Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), whose roots are with the Democratic Socialists of America, now sees her progressive base losing influence.
Democratic politics for several years, but Tuesday night, it failed in an attempt to force Allegheny County Council to adopt a resolution to call for a ceasefire in
The loss of persuasion comes several months after two DSA candidates in Allegheny County Council races and progressive district attorney candidate Matt Dugan, who was almost exclusively funded by George Soros, lost. At the time, Lee and Innamorato had shocked the Democratic establishment by defeating two long-term and well-liked Democratic incumbents in a low-turnout primary election — and immediately their purist approach to socialist causes pushed the traditionally pragmatic Western Pennsylvania political party leftward for the next few cycles.
One local Democratic strategist, who has worked on statewide and regional campaigns but said he could speak freely only on condition of anonymity, said the problem with the far-left wing of his party is it hasn’t shown an ability to govern. Both Clinton and Biden defeated Sanders handily in Allegheny County during the primary contests in 2016 and 2020.
“The big question mark is that you don’t have a competitive Democratic presidential primary, but it could impact,” he said. “I think there are a number of Democrats who consider themselves progressive, they are just not on the fringe.”
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