3 young progressives look to topple longtime incumbents in New York's Tuesday primaries
"It's time we acknowledge that not all Democrats are the same."
ADDY BAIRD JUN 26, 2018, 10:32 AM
A trio of young progressives are attempting to beat three longtime Democratic incumbents in New York on Tuesday, something no challenger has done so far this primary season.
In Queens, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is challenging Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), who has served in the House since 1999 and who is widely considered as a possible next Speaker should Democrats take back the House. But first he has to get past the 28-year-old progressive, who has garnered national attention as she has waged war against Crowley’s corporate donations and centrist policy record.
In Manhattan, 34-year-old Suraj Patel has turned to handing out branded condoms and a strategy he calls “Tinder banking,” a highly controversial plan to reach young voters by chatting with them on dating apps, in his effort to unseat Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). Patel also teaches business ethics at New York University, a job he recently described in a debate with Maloney, who was first elected to Congress in 1992, as “God’s work.”
https://thinkprogress.org/progressive-challengers-ny-55b73342f5b5/
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Why would anyone do such a thing?
