After socialists won a series of Democratic primaries in New York, Colorado and Washington, D.C., the party’s moderate wing has secured what appears to be an increasingly rare victory in Arizona’s 4th Congressional District.Incumbent Rep.Greg Stanton fended off progressive challenger Kai Newkirk on Tuesday night after months of bitter primary sparring.
On the campaign trail, Newkirk accused Stanton of being too pro-business and too pro-Israel — accusations similar to those leveraged by socialists in New York who went on to dethrone establishment Democrats.While those angles worked in New York, they fell flat in Arizona, allowing Stanton to advance to November’s general election, where he is a strong favorite to win a fifth term in the House of Representatives.Stanton’s long-running support for Israel was a major flashpoint in the campaign.BERNIE SANDERS, DSA REVEAL DEMANDS FOR DEM PARTY AFTER SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK ELECTIONSPHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 06: Democratic supporters listen to Greg Stanton speak after he won Arizona's 9th congressional district during an election night event at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown on November 6, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)"He has refused to do anything to try to hold the extremist Israeli government accountable for its genocide in Gaza, for the war crimes around the region," Newkirk said of Stanton.The progressive specifically criticized Stanton for voting to send aid to Israel, for opposing the Biden administration’s efforts to restrict arms sales to the country and for voting to sanction the International Criminal Court for pursuing cases against Israeli leaders.NEW YORK TIMES RAISES EYEBROWS BY REFERRING TO AIPAC AS 'HARD-RIGHT' PRO-ISRAEL GROUPWASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: Rep.
Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., votes to approve the second article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against U.S.President D...