Establishment Dems Stave Off the Left in Key California Congressional Primaries ^50.3%

The Intercept - By Jonah Valdez - 6/3/2026, 7:39 AM

Biased Writer Voice 28% - Negativity Bias 23.4% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 17.8%

With many votes still to be counted in California and little certainty in most of Tuesday’s closest-watched primary elections, one early pattern is taking shape: Progressive candidates for Congress across the state are failing to top their more moderate Democratic opponents. In the race for Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s seat in San Francisco, the... more