The insurgent left largely fell short in the Midwest, but they're playing the long game

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• A slate of insurgent progressives who hoped to ride to victory on the coattails of New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mostly fell short on Tuesday. 
• But their campaigns have put pressure on the "establishment" wing of the party, and will likely reverberate through November's elections. 
• Overall, female candidates — including one Democratic socialist — won the night. 

A slate of insurgent progressives who hoped to ride to victory on the coattails of New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mostly fell short on Tuesday. 

But their campaigns — powered by young people, people of color, and left-wing heavy-hitters — have put pressure on the "establishment" wing of the party, a trend that will likely reverberate through November's elections. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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