{"id":2641201,"date":"2026-08-05T20:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-who-pushed-latest-impeachment-attempt-against-trump-loses-re-election-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:52:22","slug":"democratic-rep-who-pushed-latest-impeachment-attempt-against-trump-loses-re-election-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-who-pushed-latest-impeachment-attempt-against-trump-loses-re-election-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Rep. Who Pushed Latest Impeachment Attempt Against Trump Loses Re-Election Bid"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdemocratic-rep-who-pushed-latest-impeachment-attempt-against-trump-loses-re-election-bid%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=2641201&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--><p>This content appears to be a webpage segment featuring a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that reveals additional information when clicked. the expanded section contains an article discussing recent Democratic primary elections in Michigan. Democratic voters in michigan&#8217;s 13th District elected Donovan McKinney over incumbent Shri Thanedar, signaling a shift within the Democratic Party toward more progressive, left-leaning candidates. Thanedar, known for his strong left-wing stance and past actions such as supporting impeachment efforts and advocating to abolish ICE, was challenged by McKinney, who aligns with the Democratic Socialists of america (DSA) and supports policies like Medicare for All and ending aid to Israel. mckinney&#8217;s victory, backed by the DSA and endorsed by some black Caucus members, reflects ongoing trends of leftist victories within Democratic primaries, with implications for the future composition and stance of the party&#8217;s congressional caucus.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic voters in a solidly Democratic Michigan congressional district decided Tuesday that their Democratic incumbent congressman wasn\u2019t Democratic enough.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that Rep. Shri Thanedar is the kind of Democrat who wanted to impeach President Donald Trump a third time, that\u2019s saying something.<\/p>\n<p>It means his replacement could be even worse.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar has spent his four years in the House burnishing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-desantis-challenger-paid-thousands-to-gen-z-liberal-activist-facing-campus-wide-allegations-of-sexual-assault\/\" title=\"Top DeSantis Challenger Paid Thousands to Gen Z Liberal Activist Facing \u2018Campus-Wide Allegations of Sexual Assault...\">left-wing credentials<\/a>, only to lose in a primary to a challenger backed by the ascendant Democratic Socialists of America and pushing a far-left agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The vote was 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-primary-elections\/michigan-us-house-district-13-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was the latest example of the Democrats\u2019 leftist wing defeating incumbent or supposedly \u201cmoderate\u201d establishment politicians \u2014 like extremist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/muslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-winner-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul El-Sayed\u2019s win<\/a> in Tuesday\u2019s Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. (El-Sayed claims he\u2019s not an actual DSA member, but reporting by <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/abdul-el-sayed-hailed-as-longtime-friend-of-democratic-socialists-and-headlined-socialist-fundraiser-with-squad-member-before-claiming-he-is-not-somebody-who-is-a-socialist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Free Beacon<\/a> shows how thin that distinction is.)<\/p>\n<p>But Thanadar is no one\u2019s idea of a moderate.<\/p>\n<p>During his short House life, he has engaged in impeachment antics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-rep-forces-trump-impeachment-vote-gets-emphatic-response-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeting Trump<\/a> (that effort <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/toothless-spineless-dem-rep-gives-trump-plot-11th-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went nowhere<\/a>), as well as Secretary of War <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/developing-unhinged-dem-rep-shri-thanedar-announces-murder-based-impeachment-articles-hegseth\/.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pure-evil-congressman-callously-discusses-favorite-kind-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unapologetically defended abortion<\/a> of any and all kinds.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Shri_Thanedar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">native of India<\/a>, he introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/thanedar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-shri-thanedar-introduces-the-abolish-ice-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill in January<\/a> to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>But even for Democrats, Thanedar had some obvious vulnerabilities. For one thing, his accent is so pronounced it sometimes makes it appear he\u2019s having trouble speaking English at all.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also an Asian politician with an overwhelmingly black constituency \u2014 one that has had almost continuous black political leadership for more than half a century.<\/p>\n<p>In foreign policy questions, his views of Israel don\u2019t conform to the current wave in the Democratic left of demonizing the Jewish state. In fact, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/dsa-backed-candidate-topples-millionaire-140738014.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported, he officially broke with the DSA in 2023 because he supported Israel after the Hamas massacre in October of that year.<\/p>\n<p>Those vulnerabilities ended up handing the primary victory to Donavan McKinney, a state House member who enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Donavan_McKinney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the DSA\u2019s endorsement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McKinney ran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donavanforcongress.com\/priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on a platform<\/a> that\u2019s basically a template for contemporary left, ranging from \u201cMedicare for All\u201d to criminal justice \u201creform\u201d to ending aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>McKinney is also black, and in Michigan\u2019s 13th District, which includes the city of Detroit, that matters. In fact, he also had the endorsement of some members of the Congressional Black Caucus, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/27\/congress\/congressional-black-caucus-endorsments-detroit-01012773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported in July. That was in direct defiance of House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p>As the Politico report noted, Thanedar\u2019s 2022 election \u201cmarked the first time since 1955 that the majority-Black city of Detroit didn\u2019t have a Black lawmaker representing it in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So MI-13 voters traded in a far-left, Trump-hating radical congressman and got an equally far-left replacement who vows to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.donavanforcongress.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take on Trump<\/a>,\u201d and \u201cend the military aid and arms that America gives to Israel,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donavanforcongress.com\/priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his campaign platform states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And considering that Democrats have a 22-point edge in voter registration in the district, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/house\/race\/483341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cook Political Report<\/a>, McKinney\u2019s win in November is essentially a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>That means what happened in Michigan on Tuesday won\u2019t stay in Michigan. Like the leftist victories in congressional primaries in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdanis-socialists-sweep-primaries-started-org-total-eradication-western-civilization-demand-world-without-prisons-called-america-disgrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York state<\/a> and Colorado already this season, the results are going to be felt in the leftist congressional caucus in Washington before too long.<\/p>\n<p>The only question is how strong it will be.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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