Progressive women score big wins in Southern primaries

Progressive women dominated a slate of Democratic primaries Tuesday, winning races in Kentucky and Texas and giving Georgia the first black woman to ever be nominated for governor by a major political party.

The victories underscored some emerging realities of 2018’s primary season: Female candidates — of which Democrats have record numbers in House races — have fared well. Political veterans’ ondervinding, Intussen, has been a burden. And while Democratic voters have valued candidates’ electability, the party’s base, energized by...Lees meer