"I think because we had these wins, the progressive movement is like, 'Okay, we're going to win everywhere,' Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) told Axios. The California Democrat, who endorsed several unsuccessful candidates in Illinois, said he is under no such illusions: 'We've got about a third of the electorate, but that still requires a fight.'"
"Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios the CPC is 'having conversations with all these progressive groups' about 'the role we need to play in making sure that we coalesce around one candidate.' Progressives, she said, need to then 'coordinate our resources to support that candidate.'"
"CPC Chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) confirmed this strategy to Axios: 'Organizations and candidates need to coalesce on the progressive side if we want to beat [AIPAC and tech's] big money.'"
The Congressional Progressive Caucus endorsed candidates in all four Chicago-area congressional races but achieved limited success, with only Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss winning his race to succeed Rep. Jan Schakowsky. Biss defeated both a more left-wing rival and an AIPAC-backed state senator. Former Rep. Melissa Bean won another race with substantial financial support from AIPAC and crypto-aligned PACs, defeating a progressive tech consultant. Progressive candidates finished third in the two remaining races. Progressive leaders acknowledge strategic failures, noting that split endorsements across multiple candidates in some races may have diluted support for leading progressives. CPC leadership is now discussing coordination strategies to consolidate around single candidates and coordinate resources to compete against well-funded establishment and special interest groups.
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