Cenk Uygur
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A Progressive Battles the Democratic Machine
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July 27, 2018
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Hawaii can elect a progressive Democrat, or a corporate Democrat.
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"Kaniela Ing, a progressive Hawaii state representative running for Congress, released a video advertisement Wednesday calling on voters to embrace bold economic reforms and reject the business-friendly policies of the state’s hegemonic Democratic establishment.
The two-minute-20-second ad, “A New Possible,” was created by Means of Production ― the same Detroit-based, democratic socialist duo behind the famous Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign spot. It’s part of a resurgence by left-wing Democrats eager to root out corporate influence in their own party ― in addition to resisting President Donald Trump’s agenda. Ing’s pitch for a different and “new era of Democratic leadership” has particular resonance in Hawaii, where Democrats enjoy a hegemony that is virtually unparalleled in any other state.
Despite unified Democratic control of state government, health care and housing are so unaffordable in Hawaii that young people are leaving in droves, Ing says in the ad.”*
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Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)
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