At the heart of many of these contests lies a long-simmering tension between institutional and progressive Democrats that has come to dominate many debates inside the State Legislature, including those involving housing and criminal justice.
Progressives argue Democrats need to address inequalities with policies that shift power from the corporate class to working people, to prevent loss of Black and Latino voters switching parties.
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