Establishment vs. progressive Dems clash in Cleveland
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) (L) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) attend a hearing on drug pricing in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill July 26, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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UPDATED 2:50 PM PT – Sunday, July 11, 2021
The special election in Ohio’s 11th district has heated up as Democrats duke it out for who will succeed recently confirmed Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.
Big names have stepped in to endorse either side of the Democrat campaign. Hilary Clinton has voiced her support for moderate Cuyahoga County Democrat Party Chair Shontel Brown. Where progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) have endorsed former co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign Nina Turner.