Articles for Summer Lee

Harris' attempt to cozy up to Arab and Muslim voters spectacularly backfires and threatens to cost her 19 Electoral College votes and potentially the election
2 months ago

Harris' attempt to cozy up to Arab and Muslim voters spectacularly backfires and threatens to cost her 19 Electoral College votes and potentially the election

Daily Mail  

Kamala Harris has been warned she runs the risk of losing the state of Pennsylvania and the election if she does not denounce anti-Israel activists who have appeared on the campaign trail for her. The incumbent Vice President is set to campaign in Pittsburgh on Election Eve as the grueling neck-and-neck race for the White House enters its final hours …

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As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out
6 months ago

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out

ABC  

As the race to become president of the United States continues to heat up, members of the Democratic party fear for their leader Joe Biden's prospects of retaining the White House. "Recognising that, unlike Trump, President Biden's first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to …

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Summer Lee’s primary race tests fallout for critics of the US’s Gaza policy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Summer Lee’s primary race tests fallout for critics of the US’s Gaza policy

Al Jazeera  

Lee, a Democrat and one of the first US legislators to call for a Gaza ceasefire, faces a challenge from within her party. “She didn’t behave like somebody who had a primary coming up.” A meteoric rise Lee, a 36-year-old lawyer, has had a meteoric rise in US politics. Prominent progressives like Lee have also blasted US President Joe Biden …

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Billionaire Trump megadonor is funding "moderate" campaign to defeat progressive lawmaker Summer Lee
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Billionaire Trump megadonor is funding "moderate" campaign to defeat progressive lawmaker Summer Lee

Salon  

Representing itself as a group of concerned local citizens, the "Moderate PAC" last week began airing a 30-second ad accusing progressive first-term Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., of being disloyal to President Joe Biden. So far this cycle, Moderate PAC has spent $586,000 on a campaign tarring Lee, first elected in 2022, as an "extreme socialist." "Every cycle Republican billionaires find …

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Democrat Summer Lee pulls off win after pro-Israel AIPAC spent millions trying to defeat her
2 years, 2 months ago

Democrat Summer Lee pulls off win after pro-Israel AIPAC spent millions trying to defeat her

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. A number of newly elected progressives from across the country are poised to join the "Squad" of left-wing champions in the U.S. House following Tuesday's midterm elections, with Reps.-elect Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, Maxwell Frost of Florida, and others crediting their working people-focused campaigns for their victories. Voters "care about how much their …

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In A First, AIPAC Spends For GOP To Defeat Progressive House Candidate
2 years, 2 months ago

In A First, AIPAC Spends For GOP To Defeat Progressive House Candidate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group tied to the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars targeting a progressive House candidate in Pennsylvania, marking the first time the super PAC of the self-proclaimed bipartisan group has directly intervened in a Democrat vs. Republican matchup. “It’s time for Democratic Party leadership to finally denounce AIPAC’s active …

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To keep winning, progressives must do more than grassroots organizing: We need money
2 years, 7 months ago

To keep winning, progressives must do more than grassroots organizing: We need money

Salon  

This month, progressives eked out a narrow yet significant victory. But between her own campaign operation and outside support from Justice Democrats, the Working Families Party and others, voters likely saw almost $3 million worth of ads and mailers supporting Lee's candidacy. In three victories by progressive challengers over Democratic incumbents in 2020, Marie Newman outspent Dan Lipinski in Illinois, …

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Progressive Summer Lee declares slim victory after overcoming “multimillion-dollar smear campaign”
2 years, 7 months ago

Progressive Summer Lee declares slim victory after overcoming “multimillion-dollar smear campaign”

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Summer Lee declared victory late Tuesday in the Democratic primary race to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House, voicing confidence that the remaining uncounted votes will favor her campaign over corporate attorney Steve Irwin's. PA United, a group that ran a major field operation for Lee alongside Justice Democrats and …

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Progressive Democratic candidates are being hammered by outside spenders ahead of crucial primaries
2 years, 7 months ago

Progressive Democratic candidates are being hammered by outside spenders ahead of crucial primaries

CNN  

CNN — As Democratic House members began planning their exits last year ahead of an expected midterms backlash, progressive outsiders were organizing, targeting soon-to-be open seats in traditionally blue districts. The outside groups are following a blueprint – called “The Ohio Model” by the progressive American Prospect – primed during the 2021 Ohio special election that helped Shontel Brown, now …

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Outside The Focus Of Major Parties, Black Pittsburghers Vow To Get Out The Vote
4 years, 3 months ago

Outside The Focus Of Major Parties, Black Pittsburghers Vow To Get Out The Vote

NPR  

Outside The Focus Of Major Parties, Black Pittsburghers Vow To Get Out The Vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Nate Smallwood for NPR Nate Smallwood for NPR Tanisha Long expects to be busy in the run up to the 2020 election. For the next six weeks, Long, who founded an unofficial Black Lives Matter chapter for Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania, …

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Victoria Lee and Sarah Ellen attend Dior's Spring Summer 2020 collection
5 years, 3 months ago

Victoria Lee and Sarah Ellen attend Dior's Spring Summer 2020 collection

Daily Mail  

They're known for always putting their best foot forward when it comes to fashion. And model Victoria Lee and actress-turned-blogger Sarah Ellen certainly didn't disappoint when they stepped out for Dior's ready to wear Spring Summer 2020 collection at the opening of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. So chic: Victoria Lee dazzled in a tailored black suit and white T-shirt …

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