Last chance: Progressives look to oust Democratic incumbents in final primaries

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Last chance: Progressives look to oust Democratic incumbents in final primaries

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/progressives-look-oust-democratic-incumbents-final-primaries-n906191


by Alex Seitz-Wald / Sep.04.2018 / 12:42 PM ET


WASHINGTON — Primary season is almost over, but not before Democratic incumbents run a two-week gauntlet in the final stretch, starting with a closely watched matchup in JFK's old Massachusetts turf Tuesday.

In the only congressional district in New England where racial minorities outnumber whites, Ayanna Pressley, the first woman of color elected to Boston's City Council, is hoping to upset Rep. Mike Capuano, D-Mass., a white man who hasn't faced a serious electoral challenge since winning the seat in 1998.
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Next up, on Thursday in Delaware, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., faces a challenge on his left flank from Kerri Evelyn Harris, a 38-year-old African-American Air Force veteran who is gay.
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Next Tuesday, voters will choose a nominee in a crowded Democratic primary to fill an open seat in a competitive New Hampshire House district. One of the candidates is Sanders' son, though he is not seen as having a strong chance of success.

A day after that, progressives in Rhode Island are hoping to shake up the reigning conservative Democratic establishment, which has faced rare national scrutiny this year after supporting a Trump-voting Republican over a liberal woman incumbent.

The state is entirely run by Democrats, but of a breed seen hardly anywhere else in the country. Last week, Right to Life, the state's leading anti-abortion group, endorsed all six of the state legislature's Democratic leaders, while several enjoy strong ratings from the NRA.

But Planned Parenthood and other liberals groups are expecting to make gains this year, and the governor, lieutenant governor, and others all face primaries.............................