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What an amazing night for progressives!
In Pennsylvania, progressive challenger Joe Sestak defeated Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter in the primary!
In Arkansas, progressive challenger Bill Halter advances to a run-off election against corporate Democrat Blanche Lincoln. Lincoln only has 43% so far in a Democratic primary — giving Halter a great chance to win the run-off.
Thousands of PCCC members contributed time and money to these campaigns — and tonight, we shocked the political world.
Here are the top 3 progressive candidates on our radar:
- Bill Halter (D-AR) — is campaigning for the public option and cracking down on big Wall Street banks. Senator Blanche Lincoln helped Joe Lieberman kill the public option and has taken millions from Wall Street. Last week, she proposed cutting Social Security and Medicare while giving more tax cuts to the rich.
- Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) — is the progressive running for Congress in a primary against Joe Lieberman’s 2004 presidential campaign co-chair, Katrina Swett. Annie supports the public option and is a longtime advocate for health care and women’s rights in New Hampshire. She’s running an amazing people-powered campaign.
- David Segal (D-RI) — is a progressive hero running in the primary for Patrick Kennedy’s open House seat. He’s both a state legislator and activist — and forged grassroots coalitions to pass laws cracking down on big banks, which he’s promised to continue in Congress. He’s also running a fantastic grassroots campaign.
Tonight, we proved that our support can truly help good candidates win!
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