{"id":509849,"date":"2022-11-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/progressives-eye-new-congress-emboldened-by-midterm-wins\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:00:00","slug":"progressives-eye-new-congress-emboldened-by-midterm-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/progressives-eye-new-congress-emboldened-by-midterm-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"#Progressives eye new Congress emboldened by midterm wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f0f6853522\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f0f6853522\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/progressives-eye-new-congress-emboldened-by-midterm-wins\/#Progressives_eye_new_Congress_emboldened_by_midterm_wins\" >Progressives eye new Congress emboldened by midterm wins<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Progressives_eye_new_Congress_emboldened_by_midterm_wins\"><\/span>Progressives eye new Congress emboldened by midterm wins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/frostmaxwell_11092022ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Progressives have finally found reason to celebrate. Now they just have to convince other Democrats to come to the party.<\/p>\n<p>For months, moderates picked off primary challengers from the left ahead of the midterms, leaving just a handful of liberal candidates to compete against Republicans this fall.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But after a surprisingly strong night last Tuesday for Democrats, progressives are already suggesting ways they\u2019d like to see members of Congress use their expanded bench \u2014 even as control of both chambers still hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for Democrats, especially progressive Democrats, to take attendance,\u201d said\u00a0Michael Starr Hopkins, a Democratic operative who\u2019s been outspoken about what he sees as the party\u2019s shortcomings. \u201cThey have power and they should use it to help their constituents. Period.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question that this will be the most progressive Democratic caucus in decades,\u201d Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said during a press conference on Sunday introducing new members of the group.<\/p>\n<p>Voters delivered victories to progressives in districts across the country, including in Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Hawaii, California, Pennsylvania and Vermont, creating a geographically diverse picture of where left-wing Democrats can win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal told reporters on Sunday that of the 18 candidates the Progressive caucus endorsed this cycle, 15 have won their races.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most closely watched races, former Austin city council member Greg Casar won his election against\u00a0Dan McQueen in Texas\u2019s 35th District, while\u00a0Delia Ramirez won in Illinois\u2019s 3rd District. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Twenty-five-year-old progressive activist Maxwell Alejandro Frost won in Florida, putting him on track to become the first Gen Z member of Congress, while Summer Lee emerged from an unexpectedly stiff GOP challenge for a Pittsburgh-area seat.<\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Progressive Caucus, which counts dozens of members in its ranks, will soon get several more lieutenants. And progressive Democrats are hoping the group\u2019s gains will mean an emboldened liberal wing that isn\u2019t afraid to flex its muscle within the party. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans deserve to know where members of Congress stand on issues like protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security, access to affordable health care and body autonomy,\u201d said\u00a0Starr Hopkins.\u00a0\u201cVoters deserve to know which members of Congress are using their positions to lobby for fancy jobs on K Street and which members wake up every morning determined to better the lives of their constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cProgressives aren\u2019t beholden to the establishment and certainly shouldn\u2019t concern themselves with whether or not they are liked by the elite social circles that pollute D.C.,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>For their part, moderate Democrats still see reasons to be skeptical of the left\u2019s longevity and prominence. They note liberals did well mostly in places that President Biden had already won and cemented a blue footprint.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Frost defeated his GOP opponent by nearly 20 points to represent an area in and around Orlando, but did so in a district Biden won by 25 points in 2020.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what they\u2019re claiming credit for this cycle, but Greg Cesar\u2019s TX-35 is Biden +45, Summer Lee\u2019s PA-12 is Biden +20,\u201d\u00a0said Matt Bennett, who co-founded the centrist group Third Way.<\/p>\n<p>While moderate Democrats were relieved to see Pennsylvania Sen.-elect John Fetterman (D) ascend to the upper chamber, some say centrists were the true heroes of the cycle, with their team overperforming more than many progressives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Blue Wall, mainstream candidates won their statewide races or made impossible races close,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cBut anyone who could be tagged as a \u2018woke socialist\u2019 \u2014 unfairly, but potently \u2014 lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While control of the Senate remains up in the air, Republicans are still favored to take the House, though by a small margin. And while progressives will have larger numbers come January, it\u2019s unclear the level of influence the new lawmakers will have and how they\u2019ll choose to wield their power.<\/p>\n<p>When they were in the majority, liberals often rallied together to push Biden and fellow members to the left on key legislation \u2014 often with mixed success. They had a big hand in what ultimately became an executive action to forgive student loan debt, for example, and helped steer the success of the Inflation Reduction Act.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some progressives are hopeful incoming members will take the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s they campaigned on to rally additional support on Capitol Hill, even if they\u2019re not in the majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe progressives in the House that are now coming in, they do have \u2014 I wouldn\u2019t call it a mandate \u2014 but maybe a fist bump from the American people,\u201d said Douglas Wilson, a Democratic operative based in Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>Progressives \u2014 including incoming members \u2014\u00a0are taking that boost of confidence and running with it, eyeing a number of issues on their wishlists and arguing Democrats\u2019 better-than-expected midterm performance can help carry legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lots of issues that we\u2019re pushing for,\u201d Lee told reporters on Sunday\u00a0when asked what she will be advocating for in the first 100 days of the new Congress. She listed environmental racism, policing and a living wage.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of places where you can start,\u201d she said after the Progressive Caucus press conference, adding \u201cSo I guess I\u2019ll figure out, kind of, where to take the first bite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advocates outside the Capitol also said there\u2019s plenty of work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what, progressives and Democrats must continue fighting for bold action on climate, even more significant student debt relief, good jobs, and policy that voters can see and feel in their lives,\u201d said Varshini Prakash, who leads the Sunrise Movement as executive director.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at Biden\u2019s poll numbers from the spring to now. Young people were not excited to vote months ago, and after he passed a climate bill, a gun bill and canceled student loans, they improved significantly \u2014 and led to nearly record breaking turnout,\u201d Prakash added. \u201cClearly, when Democrats fight for those things, voters respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>One major challenge facing progressives is at the negotiation table, after liberals lost out of much of what they wanted in prior caucus debates, including around the massive social safety net and climate package known as Build Back Better.<\/p>\n<p>They also\u00a0already\u00a0saw the limits of some of their priorities, with a big one stifled in court. On Thursday, a Trump-appointed federal judge ruled against Biden\u2019s order on student loans, providing a major blow to one of progressives\u2019 biggest successes.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson, the North Carolina-based Democratic operative, said that while progressive policies usually poll well with the public, liberals need to be careful about how they craft their messaging inside Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The influx of infighting over parts of Biden\u2019s agenda created confusion at times around what Democrats stood for.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think if we can change the way we articulate those policies, we will continue to win elections probably at a larger portion [rather than] just these small tight races,\u201d he said.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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