Socialist Defeats 30-Year Democratic Incumbent in House Primary
A socialist candidate has unseated a Democratic incumbent who held a House seat for three decades in a recent primary election in the United States.
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A socialist candidate has unseated a Democratic incumbent who held a House seat for three decades in a recent primary election in the United States.
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