Today, Daily Kos congratulated Democrats John Liu, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Robert Jackson, and Alessandra Biaggi on their victories in primaries in state Senate Districts 11, 13, 20, 31, and 34, respectively, against former members of the turncoat Independent Democratic Conference (IDC). Daily Kos was proud to endorse these progressives against fake Democratic incumbents, and the Daily Kos community contributed over $93,000 to the effort in small-dollar grassroots contributions.
“Daily Kos was pleased to support these Democrats in their fight to unseat lawmakers who turned their backs on progressive values,” said Daily Kos Political Director David Nir. “For years, the Republican-IDC alliance blocked legislation to establish a state DREAM Act, protect access to abortion and no-copay birth control, implement early voting and automatic voter registration, and a litany other bills broadly supported by Democrats that have no trouble passing the Democratic-majority state Assembly. New York should have been setting the leading-edge policy agenda for other states to follow. Instead, the IDC’s machinations kept it at the back of the pack.
“Liu, Ramos, Myrie, Jackson, and Biaggi will bring the values Democratic voters expect and deserve their elected officials to represent to the state Senate,” Nir continued. “Tonight’s winners will help turn New York into the the progressive leader it ought to be.”
Daily Kos has led the way in supporting Democrats across the country this cycle, raising over $6.2 million for candidates in small, grassroots donations in 2017-2018. We will continue to analyze and invest in key races nationwide.