Nina Turner, a former top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders and an outspoken progressive activist, suffered a stunning loss Tuesday in her bid to represent Ohio’s 11th Congressional District to Shontel Brown, who was backed by the moderate wing of the Democratic Party.
Turner entered the race in December with the highest profile and became the immediate frontrunner, and had the support of well-known figures on the left including Sanders, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of the “Squad.” But Brown, the chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, surged in the final weeks before the special election’s primary, securing major endorsements from the Congressional Black Caucus and figures like Hillary Clinton and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, and polls subsequently showed the race tightening.
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