[ [link removed] ]BREAKING NEWS! Analila Mejia won one of the first big congressional
primaries of 2026!

BREAKING NEWS! Analilia Mejia won one of the first big congressional
primaries of 2026!

AIPAC opposed her. She was called too tough on ICE. She was told not to
even try running in a primary against a former Congressman.

But Bernie Sanders’ former political director won with a message of
fighting for working families against billionaires and corporate excess,
showing why she is a nationally-respected organizer!

This victory is making national news! Early wins like this set the tone
for the entire 2026 election year, sending a signal that voters want
Democrats to fight with BACKBONE against powerful interests – from Trump
to ICE to billionaire oligarchs who loot the government and rig our
economy against working people.

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in $10 to help Analilia defeat her Republican
opponent in April’s special election AND help the next set of inspiring
progressive champions win early primaries that will impact the national
conventional wisdom in 2026? Click here to see them and chip in.

Here’s how Analilia’s victory is impacting the national conventional
wisdom already.

In today’s New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg wrote a column
called "A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury." Here are
some key excerpts:

Her rivals in last week’s crowded contest also criticized ICE. But Mejia,
the daughter of Colombian and Dominican immigrants and a veteran of the
progressive Working Families Party, was unique in the clarity of her
opposition. She called for ICE to be abolished, not just reformed. And she
tied the agency’s violent rampages — seen most starkly in Minnesota — to
President Trump’s broader assault on American democracy, while seeking to
imbue people with a sense that they could fight back.

Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are
dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to
Trump’s autocratic thuggery…elections are among the best tools we have for
gauging public sentiment, and because this one was the first congressional
primary of the year, many looked to it as a barometer of Democratic
voters’ mood. Now we have a preliminary reading: They are furious and
terrified to a degree that Democratic leaders still don’t fully grasp. The
apparent outcome in New Jersey’s 11th has stunned many political insiders…

ICE, [Mejia] argues, is irredeemable and needs to be replaced. "What we
are against is the chaos, the violence, the hatred, the impunity, the
curtailment and violation of constitutional protections and rights," she
said. Democratic voters agree: According to a recent YouGov poll, 76
percent of them want ICE abolished. (So do 47 percent of
independents.)...Trump’s rapid dismantling of American democracy has
thrust us into a new political world, and Democratic voters want leaders
who can adapt. Yes, taking bold stands that can be construed as radical is
risky, but so is appearing to consent to an intolerable status quo.
"Playing it safe," said Mejia, "is a mistake."

PCCC co-founder Adam Green spoke at Analilia’s Election Eve volunteer
rally, along with Bernie Sanders. Here is how he framed the national
implications of this race:

Across the country, there are millions of people who want to do something,
who are feeling despair…and the good news for the people on this Zoom is
that there is literally nothing more important you can do in America for
the next 25 hours than help elect Analilia to Congress. And that is not an
overstatement.

There are some people who legitimately think “any blue will do.” D versus
R…and for that reason, they think being anti-Trump, while we all are
anti-Trump, is sufficient to get across the finish line in 2026 and 2028.
They think maybe we can win the next couple elections with a technical
knockout, or by process of elimination, just by not being the other
people. And therefore this school of thought says, don't stand for
anything. Don't rock the boat, just almost proactively say nothing.

[We] have a different theory of the case, which is, let's inspire people
again. Let's take people who really don't like either political party and
say, “You know what? There are special leaders out there that are
organizing and rebuilding our country and fighting for you against very
powerful interests.” And if Analilia wins this election, it will send a
signal to primary voters in countless other primaries that are about to
happen month after month from this point on through November, and it will
send a signal to Democratic primary voters in '27 and '28 that it's okay
to be inspired again. That being inspired and winning are the same. That
electing real organizers is key to getting people to the polls. And
hopefully we can live in a world where we're not just eking out victories
in the good years and descending into fascism in the bad years, but we're
building a durable coalition, organizing a durable coalition by elected
people like Analilia.

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in $10 to help Analilia defeat her Republican
opponent in April’s special election AND help the next set of inspiring
progressive champions win early primaries that will impact the national
conventional wisdom in 2026? Click here to see them and chip in.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

– The PCCC Elections Team

 

 

 


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