It is likely at this point that either Nina Turner or
Shontel Brown, both Democrats, will win the primary on Aug. 3 for the US House seat formerly held by
Marcia Fudge in Ohio’s 11th Congressional
district. John Sexton at Hot Air has
written a couple of times about the
battle in Ohio between the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, which is
supporting Nina Turner, and the more establishment wing which is supporting
Shontel Brown. Today HuffPost reports that establishment money is pouring into
the race now that Brown seems within striking distance:
Moderate Democratic groups, donors
and even some Republicans are flooding Ohio’s 11th Congressional District with
millions of dollars in a bid to elect Shontel Brown and defeat progressive
favorite Nina Turner in Tuesday’s special primary election.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn
(D-S.C.), along with Democratic Reps. Joyce Beatty (Ohio), Gregory Meeks (N.Y.)
and Bennie Thompson (Miss.), are headlining a get-out-the-vote event for Brown
this weekend as well.
I was aware that Jim Clyburn, the
3rd ranking Democrat in the House, was supporting Brown, but I hadn’t been
aware of why he decided to get so involved in the race. According to
HuffPost, Nina Turner made a big mistake last month when she appeared on a
panel with well-known rapper named Killer Mike. (Killer Mike had some interesting things to say to rioters and to CNN last
summer).
Speaking on a panel with rapper
“Killer” Mike Render, Turner appeared to express agreement when Render said it
was “incredibly stupid” for House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) to have
endorsed Biden without demanding more in exchange.
Clyburn, the highest-ranking Black
member of Congress, endorsed Brown days later and was soon featured in one of
her TV ads.
. . .
Bringing the heavy hitters off the
bench to oppose your campaign seems, well, incredibly stupid. But this type of
blunt talk about the Democratic Party is what Nina Turner is known for. In
fact, there’s a new anti-Turner ad which basically argues that she’s not really
a Democrat at all.
. . .
More at the link here, including some videos.
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