At a moment of opportunity for the party, its long-feuding factions are seizing on the midterm results to make their case for tacking to the center or to the left.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom raising hands with Xavier Becerra, center, in Los Angeles on Sunday. Senator Alex Padilla, left of Ms. Harris, and Senator Adam Schiff, right of Mr. Newsom, were also on stage to support Mr. Becerra.
The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the leftβs potency heading into the next presidential contest.
The Democratic Partyβs activist class believes a victory by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed next week would establish a proof point that left-wing populism is a winning message.
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