House primaries

The preferred picks of progressives came up short in House primaries all over the country on Tuesday.

Many of these seats are heavily Democratic and the winners could hold them for a generation. 

Anthony Adragna

What happened: The preferred picks of progressive organizations around the country largely fell short over more moderate candidates during Tuesday House primaries. These elections matter because, in many cases, the current incumbents have held the seats for quite a while — and the primary winners could hold onto them as well.

Some examples of more establishment winners:

Don Davis prevailed in North Carolina's 1st district.

Valerie Foushee won in North Carolina's 4th district.

Morgan McGarvey won in Kentucky's 3rd district.

Now, it wasn't entirely a wash. These races aren't yet called, but progressives appear poised for possible victory:

Summer Lee appears to have narrowly teased out a victory in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner is leading moderate incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), who was endorsed by President Joe Biden.

Super PACs factored into many of these races, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote the Democratic National Committee ahead of them urging the organization to "make it clear that super PAC money is not welcome in Democratic primaries." Read that.

We'd also note: Carrick Flynn, who got big money from aspiring crypto kingmaker Sam Bankman-Fried and the House Majority PAC (infuriating others in the party), came up short in his bid for a newly-created seat in Oregon. State Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) appears to have prevailed, though those results are not yet official.