{"id":1494747,"date":"2022-05-27T13:15:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494747"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:15:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:15:39","slug":"biden-backed-incumbent-loses-primary-to-ultra-progressive-newcomer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backed-incumbent-loses-primary-to-ultra-progressive-newcomer\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Backed Incumbent Loses Primary To Ultra-Progressive Newcomer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-backed-incumbent-loses-primary-to-ultra-progressive-newcomer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Incumbent Democratic Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader lost the state\u2019s primary for the newly redrawn 5th congressional district, with his left-wing opponent, who received an endorsement from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, sailing ahead after a week of ballot counting.<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner beat Schrader, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Jamie McLeod-Skinner wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Oregon\u2019s 5th Congressional District. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/APRaceCall?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#APRaceCall<\/a> at 8:55 a.m. PDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CbUVqsUiJ1\">https:\/\/t.co\/CbUVqsUiJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AP Politics (@AP_Politics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Politics\/status\/1530216513784975362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The decision was held up by Clackamas County, which has reportedly suffered several issues with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/05\/17\/1098065157\/oregon-primary-election-results\">vote tabulation<\/a> because of misprinted ballots, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/05\/21\/kurt-schrader-upset-counting-bad-ballots\/65356777007\/\">according<\/a> to the Statesman Journal.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden used his first endorsement to back Schrader, saying while the two don\u2019t always agree, Schrader had been key in passing Biden\u2019s legislation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-oregon-kurt-schrader-midterm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/18\/kinzinger-cawthorn-primary-loss-good-gop-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger Says \u2018It\u2019s Good For The Party\u2019 And \u2018Country\u2019 That Madison Cawthorn Lost His Reelection Bid)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t always agree, but when it has mattered most, Kurt has been there for me,\u201d Biden reportedly said. \u201cAnd in doing so, he has helped to pass much of my agenda into law \u2014 making a huge difference in the lives of the Oregonians he represents and all of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have a lot more to do, and to get it done we need to keep a Democratic Congress,\u201d he continued, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Schrader was one of two Democrats to vote against the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in 2021 because he did not support raising the minimum wage, Fox News noted. He also voted against a measure in the Build Back Better package that would allow the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies about the price of drugs which would lower prices, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/16\/politics\/kurt-schrader-oregon-democrat-primary-election\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schrader received more than $1 million in donations from Center Forward, which itself has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2020\/12\/pharma-lobby-poured-millions-into-darkmoney-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received more than $1 million<\/a> from Big Pharma, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Schrader said the congressman has \u201cbeen a partner to the Biden Administration, helping to pass the Build Back Better Act that allows Medicare to negotiate prescription prices and cap the cost of insulin,\u201d according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Warren endorsed McLeod-Skinner, saying \u201cfamilies deserve a Democrat who will lift up their voices in Congress, fight for prescription drug coverage for seniors, and tackle the climate crisis. Jamie is that Democrat,\u201d according to McLeod-Skinner\u2019s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/jamiefororegon.com\/endorsements\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incumbent Democratic Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader lost the state\u2019s primary for the newly redrawn 5th congressional district, with his left-wing opponent, who received an endorsement from Massachusetts Sen. 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