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Queens district attorney: Progressive candidate concedes in New York City Democratic primary
Source: Reuters
POLITICS AUGUST 7, 2019 / 8:39 AM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Progressive candidate concedes in New York City Democratic primary
Matthew Lavietes
3 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney finally came to end an end on Tuesday with political newcomer Tiffany Cabán, a progressive backed by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, conceding victory to Melinda Katz, the establishment favorite candidate.
Cabán, a queer Latino, declared victory on election night in June, but since then, the two candidates had been battling over absentee ballots in a weeks-long recount ending in Katz’s favor. Last week, the New York City Board of Elections certified that Cabán lost by several dozen votes, but until now, the 31-year-old had yet to concede victory.
“We terrified the Democratic establishment,” Cabán said on Twitter. “There is still so much work to be done here in Queens — and you better believe I’m going to keep fighting.”
Despite Cabán’s loss, the close-run race by the 31-year-old marked a fresh signal of the growing power of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party as it pushes a populist platform across the country in the run up to the 2020 presidential election.
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Progressive candidate concedes in New York City Democratic primary
Matthew Lavietes
3 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney finally came to end an end on Tuesday with political newcomer Tiffany Cabán, a progressive backed by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, conceding victory to Melinda Katz, the establishment favorite candidate.
Cabán, a queer Latino, declared victory on election night in June, but since then, the two candidates had been battling over absentee ballots in a weeks-long recount ending in Katz’s favor. Last week, the New York City Board of Elections certified that Cabán lost by several dozen votes, but until now, the 31-year-old had yet to concede victory.
“We terrified the Democratic establishment,” Cabán said on Twitter. “There is still so much work to be done here in Queens — and you better believe I’m going to keep fighting.”
Despite Cabán’s loss, the close-run race by the 31-year-old marked a fresh signal of the growing power of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party as it pushes a populist platform across the country in the run up to the 2020 presidential election.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-york/progressive-candidate-concedes-in-new-york-city-democratic-primary-idUSKCN1UX1F0
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another liberal progressive Democrat lost. Big no to deceiving labels, undeserved smears, running on issues that the DA's office has little or nothing to do with, and pretending that the many similarities don't exist and all differences are huge.
Now they can get on with it, Katz to the DA's office, Caban to her next challenge.
