Democratic Party's socialist showdown moves to Detroit
4 Democratic primary in Detroit has emerged as the next battle between the party’s socialist and establishment wings. Shri Thanedar, an immigrant from India, faces his toughest challenge from state Rep. Donavan McKinney, who is riding the momentum of the party’s socialist insurgency and seeking a boost from endorsements by fellow Black Democrats.
- ▪4 Democratic primary in Detroit has emerged as the next battle between the party’s socialist and establishment wings.
- ▪Shri Thanedar, an immigrant from India, faces his toughest challenge from state Rep.
- ▪Donavan McKinney, who is riding the momentum of the party’s socialist insurgency and seeking a boost from endorsements by fellow Black Democrats.
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The Aug. 4 Democratic primary in Detroit has emerged as the next battle between the party’s socialist and establishment wings. Rep. Shri Thanedar, an immigrant from India, faces his toughest challenge from state Rep. Donavan McKinney, who is riding the momentum of the party’s socialist insurgency and seeking a boost from endorsements by fellow Black Democrats. “Shri voted to thank ICE while arrests doubled in Detroit,” Mr. McKinney said in a recent social media post, referencing a resolution Mr. Thanedar voted for that thanked immigration enforcement officers. “We need a congressman who will stand up to Trump, not vote with him.” Mr. McKinney burnished his left-wing bona fides, appearing at a recent rally alongside Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, Rep.
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