Congresswoman Schontel Brown (D-OH) won the Democratic primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District on Tuesday night, once again pushing against progressive activist Nina Turner, who has offered to take revenge on her this year.
Turner and Brown last faced off last August in the Democratic primary to replace Marsha Fudge, who left her seat in Congress to serve as Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Their race drew waves of external spending and created tense divisions between the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party.
While the rematch was quieter, the cracks that appeared during last year’s race remained. Brown’s brief tenure in the House of Representatives won her approval from a number of key Democrat players, including President Joe Biden, the whip of the House majority (Jim Clayburn (D)) and the Progressive Congressional Congress, among others.
However, Turner is still attracting some approval from the more progressive left, including Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and a number of outside groups. She claims that Brown is too dependent on PAC money – that he is a more active fighter for the legislative priorities of the progressives.
Ohio’s 11th District is highly democratic, which means Brown is likely to face little competition from the Republican nominee. Turner, meanwhile, is not expected to disappear from the world of progressive politics. Her name has been announced as a potential presidential candidate in 2024, leaving questions as to whether Biden will run for re-election.
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