Progressive Group That Backed AOC Takes Aim at Incumbents Across U.S.
- New York’s Engel is one top Democrat with insurgent from left
- Primary challengers get boost from Justice Democrats’ advocacy
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The atmosphere at Buunni Coffee in the Bronx is thick with the aroma of roasted Ethiopian beans and anti-establishment fervor.
The shop is in the Riverdale neighborhood represented for more than 30 years in the House by Democrat Eliot Engel, a close ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Wielding their personal laptops and cell phones, a crew of volunteers mostly in their 20s and 30s is trying to change that.