Victories like these have led the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to declare vindication for its view that Democrats win when they campaign on a platform of muscular liberalism. ai???A message of economic populism is what actually excites voters and drives them to the polls,ai??? Adam Green, PCCCai??i??s co-founder, told me. ai???Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot if they donai??i??t embrace it.ai???

PCCC supported the winning candidates in these races and funneled donations to them. The group also supported an incumbent California congressman, Mike Honda, who faced a challenge from a former Obama administration appointee, Ro Khanna; Honda finished 22 points ahead of Khanna, but the two will face off again in November thanks to California’s nonpartisan primary system. And in a fourth primary, the free-for-all battle for the California seat vacated by retiring Representative Henry Waxman, the group didnai??i??t endorse a candidate but urged its members to vote against former Los Angeles Controller Wendy Greuel, a former Republican whom they painted as supported by corporate interests. Greuel lost to Ted Lieu, whose message of raising wages and easing student debt progressives applauded.

The increasingly powerful Progressive Change Campaign Committee is pushing Democratic candidates closely aligned with Ms. Warrenai??i??s views while hawking T-shirts with the message: ai???Iai??i??m from the Elizabeth Warren wing of the Democratic Party.ai???

The campaign committee and other progressive groups have made clear that Democrats running for president in 2016 ai??i?? including the partyai??i??s presumed front-runner, Hillary Rodham Clinton ai??i?? will be judged against Ms. Warren.

ai???The Elizabeth Warren wing of American politics is on the rise. From the moment Elizabeth Warren set foot in Washington, she changed the national conversation by fearlessly standing up to powerful interests on behalf of everyday people ai??i?? fighting to make college affordable, expand Social Security benefits, and reform Wall Street,ai??? said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. ai???President Obama and Democratic candidates nationwide are embracing Warrenai??i??s economic populist message because it is popular with Americans and is what our nation needs.ai???

A furious Elizabeth Warren is heading to Kentucky to take Mitch McConnell to task for leading Senate Republicans in blocking her bill allowing refinancing on student loans.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which has coordinated with Warren on a series of events supporting the student loan bill, gathered nearly 85,000 signatures to deliver to Congress in support of the legislation.

“Any Republican who voted against this bill voted against students and voted against our economy,” said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of PCCC. “They just handed Democrats a huge opportunity. Progressive candidates are already campaigning all over the country on this issue.”

On Tuesday, in competitive primaries from New Jersey to Iowa to California, voters chose bold progressive Democrats over more conservative and corporate Democrats, handing big victories to the ai???Elizabeth Warren wingai??? of the Democratic Party.

Indeed, it was Progressive Super Tuesday. And it is the latest chapter in a larger story weai??i??ve seen play out in American politics since the Wall Street economic wreck.

Thereai??i??s a rising economic populist tide in America, sweeping into office leaders like Senator Warren, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, and a growing bloc of progressives in Congress.

First, Bonnie Watson Coleman won big in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.

Later, Pat Murphy claimed victory in a critical five-way primary in Iowa’s 1st District.

Then, bold progressive Congressman Mike HondaAi??placed first against a primary opponent from the right in California’s 17th District, moving into the general election stronger than ever.

The PCCC was proud to endorse these three bold progressives in their races.

Bonnie Watson Coleman was New Jersey Assembly Majority Leader and spent her life as a fighter for the powerless. She won her primary with a bold message of ai???expanding Social Security and Medicareai??? and taxing millionaires to invest in jobs.

As Speaker of the House, Pat Murphy successfully led the fight to raise the minimum wage and ushered in universal pre-K in Iowa. He campaigned on expanding Social Security, requiring millionaires to pay their fair share, and making college affordable.
Congressman Mike Honda is one of the leading progressives in the House, and heai??i??s taken great pride in working to get more progressives elected. He beat his corporate Democrat challenger by double digits.

The PCCC and these three candidates have been great partners, leading to this week’s victories…

PCCC members made over 10,000 small-dollar donations to these candidates. Over 4,700 small-dollar donations to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign — totaling over $34,000, overAi??3,300 small-dollar donations to Pat Murphy’s campaign — totaling over $16,000, andAi??nearly 3,000 small-dollar donations to Mike Honda’s campaign — totaling over $17,500.
PCCC staff helped Bonnie Watson Coleman set up her campaign from Day 1, and top PCCC staffers worked closely with Mike Honda’s team to help them run a best-practices campaign.
In April, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Pat Murphy attended the PCCC’s national candidate training in DC. In …

In the New Jersey Democratic primary, state Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman defeated state Sen. Linda Greenstein in the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D), taking 42 percent of the vote to Greenstein’s 28 percent. Watson Coleman won by yoking Greenstein to Gov. Chris Christie (R).

In California’s open primary, state Sen. Ted Lieu knocked out fellow Democrat and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel in the run for the seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D). Lieu came in second with 19 percent of the vote; Greuel was third with 16.8 percent. (Lieu will face the top vote-getter, a Republican, in the general election.) He has campaigned on issues like raising the minimum wage, protecting the social safety net and keeping student loan interest rates low.

U.S. Rep. Mike Honda (D), also of California, defeated fellow Democrat Ro Khanna, a favorite of the tech industry, in the state’s open primary. Honda took 49 percent of the vote to Khanna’s 27 percent. Because they were the two top vote-getters, they’ll face off again in the general election. Honda was endorsed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC).