{"id":2080,"date":"2026-05-20T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/20\/progressive-chris-rabb-wins-closely-watched-democratic-primary-in-pennsylvania-we-are-indomitable\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:39:39","slug":"progressive-chris-rabb-wins-closely-watched-democratic-primary-in-pennsylvania-we-are-indomitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=2080","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Chris Rabb wins closely watched Democratic primary in Pennsylvania: \u2018We are indomitable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"1e43995b-8186-4dfb-ac6d-a7d494d43963\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a man stands with his hand over his chest\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9031f9ec9fae32e032bc55d4598fff59f4e3dc1d\/0_0_8256_5504\/master\/8256.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Chris Rabb takes the stage to deliver remarks during a rally with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who spoke and supported Rabb on 15 May 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/span> Photograph: Matthew Hatcher\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"1e43995b-8186-4dfb-ac6d-a7d494d43963\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Chris Rabb takes the stage to deliver remarks during a rally with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who spoke and supported Rabb on 15 May 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/span> Photograph: Matthew Hatcher\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Progressive Chris Rabb wins closely watched Democratic primary in Pennsylvania: \u2018We are indomitable\u2019<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Tight primary in Philadelphia district, seen as key test of \u2018Mamdani moment\u2019 across US, bolsters Democrats\u2019 left flank<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/may\/20\/donald-trump-republicans-midterms-primaries-kentucky-redistricting-raul-castro-latest-news-updates\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">US politics live \u2013 latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Chris Rabb, an unflinching progressive state representative, declared his campaign for Pennsylvania\u2019s third congressional district was \u201cindomitable\u201d after winning the Democratic primary in a race that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/15\/democrats-pennsylvania-third-district-elections\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">became a proxy battle<\/a> over the direction of the Democratic party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a significant victory for the party\u2019s left wing, Rabb took roughly 45% of the vote in Tuesday\u2019s contest, comfortably ahead of the early frontrunner, state senator Sharif Street, who fell to under 30%, and surgeon Ala Stanford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Rabb addressed supporters, in an emotional victory speech, who had powered a grassroots campaign backed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/philadelphia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Philadelphia<\/a> Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families party. \u201cI have been critiqued along this campaign for being too radical, being too bold,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cThey ain\u2019t seen nothing yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2045a5e0-3830-4b3e-983b-7b3fdee7c933\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-3 | 3\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-1bg5532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/15\/democrats-pennsylvania-third-district-elections\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">Could voters in US\u2019s bluest district deliver a \u2018Mamdani moment\u2019 in Philadelphia?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Framing his win as a populist breakthrough, Rabb called the result \u201ca triumph of the many over the money\u201d before issuing a warning to those who might seek to undermine the movement his campaign had built. \u201cThey\u2019re going to try and tear us apart. We\u2019re not going to let that happen,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are indomitable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The district, which includes most of Philadelphia\u2019s urban core, is the bluest in the US: Kamala Harris won 88% of its votes in the 2024 presidential election, as the rest of the country re-elected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Some Democratic operatives saw the party\u2019s primary as a key test of whether the \u201cMamdani moment\u201d \u2013 in Zohran Mamdani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/04\/zohran-mamdani-mayor-new-york-city\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reshaping New York\u2019s mayoral race<\/a> last year, inspiring progressives across the US \u2013 could be replicated elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Rabb, who was endorsed by the Congressional Progressive caucus, Justice Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>, is now on an almost certain path to Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He will succeed Dwight Evans, the congressman who endorsed Stanford and is retiring after a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Rabb ran on universal healthcare, a universal basic income, publicly owned grocery stores and ending US military aid to Israel. He has called the war in Gaza a genocide and describes Israel as an apartheid state.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c00f061e-4bac-41be-8c05-cda46af2bcee\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-10 | 10\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-1bg5532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/pennsylvania-primaries-midterm-election-battleground\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">Pennsylvania primaries spotlight key races for Democrats to retake House<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Street, <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/third-district-congressional-race-2026\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">conceding to supporters<\/a> at a north Philadelphia union hall, acknowledged the scale of the progressive mobilization that had undone his campaign. \u201cThis is a wake-up call,\u201d he said, describing the movement behind Rabb as one determined to \u201creclaim their party<strong>\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/democrats\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Democrats<\/a> framed the result as evidence that voters were demanding representatives willing to challenge corporate influence and party orthodoxy. The group said that deep-pocketed donors \u2013 reportedly linked to the pro-Israel lobbying network Aipac through a shell fund \u2013 had backed Stanford, without success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cChris Rabb is exactly what Democratic voters nationwide are demanding \u2013 progressive trailblazers who fight for their communities, not just when it\u2019s politically convenient but when it\u2019s morally necessary,\u201d said the executive director of Justice Democrats, Alexandra Rojas, in a statement. \u201cWhile the party machine has spent decades failing to meet the needs of its voters, Rabb has taken the fight to corporate interests, billionaire CEOs, and Republican extremists his whole career.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-midterm-elections-2026\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US midterm elections 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/democrats\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/pennsylvania\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/philadelphia\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Philadelphia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Progressive%20Chris%20Rabb%20wins%20closely%20watched%20Democratic%20primary%20in%20Pennsylvania:%20%E2%80%98We%20are%20indomitable%E2%80%99&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/20\/progressive-chris-rabb-wins-pennsylvania?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F20%2Fprogressive-chris-rabb-wins-pennsylvania&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/20\/progressive-chris-rabb-wins-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Rabb takes the stage to deliver remarks during a rally with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who spoke and supported<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}