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“Mr. Green, a democratic socialist, dug in. His language may have been ‘spicy,’ he said, but the principles held. His fund-raising surged, his profile rose[.]
‘There was a really high expectation that I would immediately recant,’ he said. ‘I just chose not to.’”
nytimes.com
In Divided Portland, Ore., Anti-Police Posts Fuel a Fight Over the Future (Gift Article)
When social media posts denouncing the police surfaced, they were supposed to harm a socialist’s re-election. But the democratic socialists of Portland, and other cities, are showing their strength.