By Tom Gallagher<\/p>\n\n\n\n
June 5, 2019 (tomgallaghercongress2020.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, three candidates of the left spent $226,869 running against Nancy Pelosi in the pre-primary period. Combined with two lower-spending campaigns, candidates of the left took 22 percent of the overall vote. \u00a0 Yet a Republican won second place with only 9.08 percent. Two responses seemed in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To avoid repeating that fiasco, I have proposed a \u201cprogressive primary<\/a>,” i.e., a process designed to achieve unity and finally match a progressive Democrat with Pelosi in the November final (something that has never happened). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Tom Gallagher June 5, 2019 (tomgallaghercongress2020.org) Last year, three candidates of the left spent $226,869 running against Nancy Pelosi in the pre-primary period. Combined with two lower-spending campaigns, candidates of the left took 22 percent of the overall vote. \u00a0 Yet a Republican won second place with only 9.08… Continue reading