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Mysterian

(6,628 posts)
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:00 PM 1 hr ago

'AIPAC Lost!' Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb Wins US House Primary in Pennsylvania

Source: Common Dreams

In a victory speech to supporters, Rabb said his campaign—which also centered on his calls for Medicare for All; a Civilian Climate Corps to work toward decarbonizing the US economy; and universal basic guarantees for housing, childcare, and other essentials—had been dismissed by the Democratic establishment

“They told me this wasn’t possible. That’s what they said,” said Rabb. “I don’t know who ‘they’ are, but I know who we are. I’m looking at ‘We the People.’ And I’m not talking about ‘We the People’ 250 years ago. That was a much smaller ‘we.’”

Rabb was outspoken in his criticism of the Democratic establishment during his campaign, and said in a one interview that a key question facing the party is whether it is “prepared to listen to the base that demands this progressivism because what many people are calling progressive are pretty much standard things in other nations where universal healthcare is the thing, where there’s no notion of healthcare insurance, it’s just healthcare.”



Read more: https://www.commondreams.org/news/chris-rabb

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'AIPAC Lost!' Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb Wins US House Primary in Pennsylvania (Original Post) Mysterian 1 hr ago OP
Yay! Next up: ananda 1 hr ago #1
He's my new Rep. BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #2
He claims the Bondi beach attack during Hanukkah celebrations JI7 1 hr ago #3
No, he doesn't Mysterian 50 min ago #4
An anti-Jewish conspiracy bigot. Blaming Jews for something they didn't do lostincalifornia 45 min ago #5

ananda

(35,518 posts)
1. Yay! Next up:
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:14 PM
1 hr ago

Others whose primaries are coming up include
former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri and
Darializa Avila Chevalier and state Rep.
Claire Valdez in New York.

BumRushDaShow

(172,297 posts)
2. He's my new Rep.
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:23 PM
1 hr ago

I almost had him for a state Rep. but when they re-did the state Rep. map, I was put in another state House district, literally by a couple blocks from the new line.

I had gone to bed with the radio on down low and woke up just in time to hear his speech.

JI7

(93,908 posts)
3. He claims the Bondi beach attack during Hanukkah celebrations
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:33 PM
1 hr ago

was actially done by Jews.

It's interesting to see what makes people progressive.

lostincalifornia

(5,538 posts)
5. An anti-Jewish conspiracy bigot. Blaming Jews for something they didn't do
Wed May 20, 2026, 08:50 PM
45 min ago

is classic anti-Jewish bullshit.

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