The group tried to defeat the Pennsylvania progressive in her primary by saying she was a bad Democrat. Now it’s spending heavily to help a Republican beat her.
Republican Lee Zeldin is pro-Trump, anti-choice, and running in a state Joe Biden carried by 23 percent—yet recent polls put him within the statistical margin of error of pulling off a stunning upset.
Though he preferred to work behind the scenes, Watkins was a crucial force in opening the Democratic Party to Black leadership—and pulling it to the left.