"Never heard of them": Meet the incoming House Dems who shocked even their own party
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Tuesday's blue tsunami is poised to sweep an unusually large cohort of House Democrats into office who are virtually unknown outside of their districts.Why it matters: Obscure though these incoming lawmakers may be on Capitol Hill, they are poised to play a major role in determining the direction of the Democratic Party.House Democrats' progressive and centrist wings are both looking to recruit as many of these so-called "wave babies" as possible to grow their strength for the ideological fights ahead, Axios reported on Wednesday.Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a co-chair of the Congressional
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