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Cuomo led early polls, buoyed by name recognition and a coalition of moderate Democrats uneasy with the party’s leftward drift.
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Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Under Trump’s shadow, Democrats accelerated their leftward drift, embracing progressive stances on climate extremism, identity politics, and expansive government intervention that often outpaced public sentiment.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
These results mark a leftward shift from last November.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
Clinton, Democrats concluded, had failed to engage nonwhite voters the way Obama did, meaning her leftward lurch had been insufficient.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Under Trump’s shadow, Democrats accelerated their leftward drift, embracing progressive stances on climate extremism, identity politics, and expansive government intervention that often outpaced public sentiment.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
These results mark a leftward shift from last November.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
Clinton, Democrats concluded, had failed to engage nonwhite voters the way Obama did, meaning her leftward lurch had been insufficient.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Leftward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leftward. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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leftward
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left·ward
ˈlef-twərd 
: toward or on the left
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