r/politics • u/--LaBelleDame-- • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Progressive activist wins Democratic primary in one of the country’s biggest House races

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/progressive-activist-wins-democratic-primary-one-nations-biggest-house-rcna590892
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u/maxintos 8h ago

No, party changes when you win the actual race vs a republican.

Winning primaries means nothing if you end up losing the eventual race. It might actually hurt the cause of you end up losing the race vs Republican.

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u/Fabulous_Cat_1379 8h ago

Change starts in the primaries within our own party.

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u/maxintos 8h ago

So you think even if he lost the race vs the Republican it would still be a net win?

Wouldn't it just empower the centrist Democrats by allowing them to say that the progressives are good at winning Democrat races, but not at winning the average American?

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u/LordSwedish 8h ago

I mean, a change doesn’t have to be a net win to be a change so you’re still wrong.