{"id":48631,"date":"2026-06-11T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48631"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:06:32","slug":"voters-are-seeing-through-the-bullshit-progressives-take-down-corporate-dems-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/voters-are-seeing-through-the-bullshit-progressives-take-down-corporate-dems-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Voters Are Seeing Through the Bullshit\u2019: Progressives Take Down Corporate Dems Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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California insurance commissioner candidate Jane Kim delivers remarks during the California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco on February 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 (Photo by Yalonda M. James\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the Democratic Party wants to beat Republicans and win back a majority in November, they need to listen to their voters and usher in a new generation of fighters.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 10, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progressive candidates have swept to victory against establishment opponents in Democratic primary races across the US, including on Tuesday, as voters turn out in support of working-class champions who have spurned corporate money and vowed to pursue transformative change at the national, state, and local levels<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Working Families Party<\/a> (WFP) celebrated a five-for-five sweep for the US House<\/a> candidates it backed in California primaries, as Mai Vang, Connie Chan, Aisha Wahab, Randy Villegas, and Angela Gonzales-Torres each advanced to the November general election. As Common Dreams reported<\/a>, Villegas\u2014who is running to unseat incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.)\u2014advanced despite the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee\u2019s intervention in support of his opponent Jasmeet Bains, a corporate Democrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WFP noted that the wins in California followed upset victories by Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania\u2019s 3rd Congressional District and Analilia Mejia in New Jersey\u2019s 11th District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVoters are seeing through the bullshit and voting for candidates who aren\u2019t in the pocket of billionaires and corporate interests,\u201d Ravi Mangla, WFP\u2019s national press secretary, said in a statement. \u201cIn New Jersey, Pennsylvania<\/a>, and now California, WFP candidates have defied the odds and won shock victories over do-nothing corporate Democrats. We\u2019re electing a new generation of leaders who won\u2019t put up with being pushed around by billionaire elites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WFP, along with US Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-Vt.) and other progressives<\/a>, also backed Graham Platner in Maine<\/a>, where he won a landslide victory<\/a> over Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico reported<\/a> that other Sanders-backed candidates in US congressional races \u201cinclude Adam Hamawy and Analilia Mejia in New Jersey, Sam Forstag in Montana, Brian Poindexter in Ohio, and Bob Brooks in a key Pennsylvania swing district.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe senator\u2019s support has been instrumental in powering unknown candidates to major wins this cycle, a demonstration of just how much political influence the 84-year-old progressive leader still commands,\u201d Politico noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Justice Democrats, the grassroots group working to replace corporate Democrats with progressives across the country, is celebrating primary wins by Jane Kim, who is running to serve as California\u2019s insurance commissioner, and Mai Vang, who is vying to represent California\u2019s 7th Congressional District in the US House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this writing, Vang has received more votes<\/a> in the jungle primary than incumbent Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSacramento is ready to move on from the corporate dynasty that has represented it for 50 years and elect a true working class<\/a> champion to fight for their families in Washington,\u201d said Alexandra Rojas, the executive director of Justice Democrats. \u201cMai represents the Sacramento being left behind by Doris Matsui and the promise of representation that fights the corporations raising our prices and ICE contractors enabling our communities to be terrorized\u2014instead of cashing their checks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the Democratic Party<\/a> wants to beat Republicans<\/a> and win back a majority in November,\u201d Rojas added, \u201cthey need to listen to their voters and usher in a new generation of fighters like Mai, to excite our base and lead this party forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Urgent Message From Our Co-Founder<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Bio ><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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