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Dan Smith for Congress, WA 9th

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Dan Smith for Congress, WA 9th

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Feeling the Bern, R.I. progressives forcing primaries

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Feeling the Bern, R.I. progressives forcing primaries Energized by Bernie Sanders’ decisive victory in Rhode Island, about a dozen progressives are challenging more conservative Democratic state legislators in September primaries . In Pawtucket and Providence, Warwick and West Warwick, progressives are lining up to challenge Democratic incumbents, bolstering the strongest field of “real Democrats” in years, said Samuel W. Bell, state coordinator of the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats. Wednesday marked the end of a three-day window for Rhode Islanders to declare their candidacies, and some of the challengers helped catapult Sanders to victory in the state’s April 26 primary. While … Continue reading →