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这位进步派州参议员在民主党建制派与进步派之间的党内斗争中拿下最新一胜
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进步派州参议员、议会助理多数党领袖艾莎·瓦哈布在接替名誉扫地的众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔的特别选举中击败了更为温和的公共交通高管梅利莎·埃尔南德斯。
瓦哈布与埃尔南德斯之间的这场竞选，是民主党建制派与进步派 wings 之间党内斗争的又一战场。
瓦哈ab获得了加州总检察长罗布·邦塔、副州长埃莱尼·库纳拉基斯以及劳工偶像多洛雷斯·韦尔塔的高调背书，而埃尔南德斯则依靠超级政治行动委员会的大额资金以及当地官员的背书。
核心要点：随着舒梅尔再遭打击，民主党左右翼斗争加剧；特朗普迎来分化性判决
尽管进步派民主党人在选举季开局强劲，在纽约、宾夕法尼亚、科罗拉多和华盛顿特区拿下多场高调胜利，但近期他们在密歇根参议院选举和威斯康星州州长选举的民主党初选中却未达预期。
选举日前，瓦哈布被视为大热门，在特别初选中获得42.8%的选票，而埃尔南德斯仅获得16.8%。
民主党籍加州众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔于2025年4月5日在华盛顿特区参加“别碰！反对特朗普政府和埃隆·马斯克行动日”活动时发言。
加州实行“丛林初选”规则，即得票前两名的候选人，无论党派归属，均可晋级大选。瓦哈布和埃尔南德斯均为民主党人，包揽了特别初选的前两名， effectively 将共和党挡在了这个 Kamala Harris 在2024年总统选举中轻松拿下的选区之外。
不过，此次特别选举只是一场临时性胜利，因为它只是选出填补斯沃威尔剩余两个月任期的议员。两人很可能会在11月再次对决，角逐国会完整两年任期的席位。
尽管遭到家族反对，民主社会主义者仍在520万美元遗产纠纷中胜诉
2026年3月2日，加州州参议员艾莎·瓦哈布（中）与加州州长加文·纽瑟姆在加州海沃德出席新闻发布会。
尽管这场胜利 technically 只是临时性的，但在任议员往往在选举中占据优势。加州新修订的国会选区地图生效后，11月的大选将在略有调整的选区边界下进行。
一些民主党人以进步派候选人近期表现不佳为由，认为党内的社会主义势力崛起已受阻，而另一些人则指出社会主义政客和政策在年轻人中持续受欢迎，反驳了这一观点。
左翼活动人士在密歇根州党代会上质问亲以色列民主党人黑利·史蒂文斯
2012年11月6日，一名选民在洛杉矶罗伯逊本田汽车经销商的投票站投票，参加美国总统选举。
在竞选活动中，埃尔南德斯主要以道德为由批评瓦哈布，指责她在萨克拉门托任职期间所谓的失当行为。而瓦哈布则将埃尔南德斯描绘成保守派和亲以色列资金的受益者，质疑她的自由派资质。
例如，埃尔南德斯指责瓦哈布绕过竞选财务法，将其州竞选账户中的6万美元转至阿拉米达县民主党，后者随后为支持瓦哈布的国会邮寄宣传活动提供资金。
瓦哈布随即反击，同样以竞选财务问题攻击埃尔南德斯，指责她涉嫌接受亲以色列捐赠者的资金，并从亲以色列超级政治行动委员会的支出中获益。
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巴以冲突已成为民主党内部控制权斗争的主要导火索，进步派正试图排挤支持以色列的民主党人。
Progressives notch victory in race to replace Swalwell following sexual assault scandal
August 20, 2026 6:46pm EDT / Fox News
The progressive state senator won the latest front in the Democratic civil war between establishment and progressive wings
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Progressive state Sen. and Assistant Majority Leader Aisha Wahab has bested Melissa Hernandez, a more moderate public transit executive, in a special election to replace disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell.
The race between Wahab and Hernandez represented another front in the Democratic civil war between the party’s establishment and progressive wings.
Wahab counted on high-profile endorsements from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and labor icon Dolores Huerta, while Hernandez relied on large sums of super PAC cash and endorsements from local officials.
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While progressive Democrats opened the election season strongly, securing high-profile victories in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado and D.C., they have more recently underperformed on expectations in the Democratic primaries for Michigan’s Senate race and Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race.
Wahab was the strong favorite heading into Election Day, earning 42.8% of the vote in the special primary against Hernandez’s 16.8%.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the Hands Off! day of action against the Trump administration and Elon Musk in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2025.(Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
California has “jungle primaries” in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election. Wahab and Hernandez, both Democrats, occupied the top two slots in the special primary, effectively shutting Republicans out of a district that Kamala Harris carried easily in the 2024 presidential election.
The special election, however, represents only a temporary victory because it determined who would serve out the remaining two months of Swalwell’s term. The two will likely face off again in November to determine who will serve a full two-year term in Congress.
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California state Sen. Aisha Wahab, center, attends a news conference with Gov. Gavin Newsom in Hayward, Calif., March 2, 2026.(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Though the victory is technically temporary, incumbents tend to have an advantage in elections. The general election will take place under slightly different district boundaries after California’s newly redrawn congressional map takes effect.
Some Democrats have pointed to recent underperformance by progressive candidates to argue that the socialist ascendancy within the party has been stymied, while others point to the continued popularity of socialist politicians and policies among young people as evidence to the contrary.
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On the campaign trail, Hernandez criticized Wahab primarily on ethical grounds for her alleged missteps during her time in Sacramento. Wahab, meanwhile, painted Hernandez as the beneficiary of conservative and pro-Israel money, challenging her liberal credentials.
Hernandez, for instance, accused Wahab of skirting campaign finance laws by routing $60,000 from her state campaign account through the Alameda County Democratic Party, which later funded pro-Wahab congressional mail.
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Wahab hit back with her own campaign finance-related attack, criticizing Hernandez for allegedly taking money from pro-Israel donors and benefiting from expenditures by pro-Israel super PACs.
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become a major flashpoint in the internal struggle for control of the Democratic Party, with progressives seeking to push out Democrats who support Israel.
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