The difference was just 55 votes…
But the significance was bigger than that….
The party won over the Progressive flag carrier in Queens , NYC…..
The pitched seven-week battle for the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney finally ended on Tuesday, when Tiffany Cabán, whose bid galvanized progressive activists nationwide and exposed deep rifts within the left, conceded to Melinda Katz, the favorite of the state party’s establishment.
The result was a vindication for the Queens Democratic Party, which was left reeling last year after the defeat of former Representative Joseph Crowley by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Party leaders, as well as powerful figures such as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, threw their full weight behind Ms. Katz, the Queens borough president, as she fended off Ms. Cabán, a democratic socialist who drew comparisons to — and an endorsement from — Ms. Ocasio-Cortez….
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“We terrified the Democratic establishment,” Ms Cabán said at an event with supporters on Tuesday night. “You don’t have to work and build with an entrenched establishment to build a campaign that literally changes the course of history.”
Ms. Katz will face the Republican nominee in November and is expected to win easily….
Note…
Ocasio-Cortez and other House Progressives have been threatening to replace Democratic establishment lawmakers like AOC did….
But THAT did NOT happen this time….
Ocasio-Cortez and other House Progressives have been threatening to replace Democratic establishment lawmakers like AOC did….
But THAT did NOT happen this time….
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