According to The Hill and the Huffington Post, four Democratic candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won their primary elections for legislative seats in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night. In Pittsburgh, DSA members Summer Lee and Sara Innamorato, won primaries for state House Districts 34 and 21. Lee's opponent, Paul Costa, said “Their campaign did a lot better job of getting people out to vote. They energized a lot of people, and they showed up at the polls.”
Meanwhile, in the Philadelphia area, Elizabeth Fiedler and Kristin Seale won legislative primaries for House Districts 184 and 168. Fielder does not have a GOP opponent in the general election, while Seale will take on Rep. Christopher Quinn.
Arielle Cohen, co-chair of the Pittsburgh DSA chapter, said "We won on popular demands that were deemed impossible. We won on health care for all, we won on free education.” She further said, “We’re turning the state the right shade of red tonight,”
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