Left pins hopes on Nina Turner in Ohio after recent defeats
Posted on AllSides August 3rd, 2021
From The Center
The left of the Democratic Party is pinning its hopes on a primary victory on Tuesday to ease the pain of some recent disappointments.
Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator who served as a high-profile surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the 2020 presidential campaign, looks to have the edge to win the Democratic House primary in the state’s 11th Congressional District. The seat was previously held by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.
Turner is backed by Sanders — who campaigned for her over the weekend — as well...