Originally published at: What Jamaal Bowman’s Defeat Does and Doesn’t Tell Us About The Future of The Left - TPM – Talking Points Memo
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. In the 24 hours after left-leaning incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was defeated by the more centrist George Latimer, commentators rushed to interpret Bowman’s defeat as emblematic of some larger trend in the national mood, speculating about the vulnerability of other left-leaning…
