Bernie Sanders-backed congressional candidate fails to oust moderate Democratic Representative Dina Titus

Democratic Rep. Dinah Titus won her left-wing primary challenger Amy Vilela on Tuesday as she seeks to retain her seat, representing the Las Vegas-area district.

As the election day primary began to heat up, Titus argued that she was true “progressive” As in the race Villela claimed that voters were struggling with Titus’s “satisfaction” to prevent real change.

Vilela, an accountant-turned-activist after the death of her daughter from health complications in 2015, who she said was thrown out of the hospital for not having insurance, has the support of some of the country’s most progressive politicians , which include Sen. Bernie SandersI-Vt., “Squad” member Representative Corey Bush, D-Mo., and Democratic Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, and said she was running to fight for “bold, transformative change.”

Rep. Dina Titus D-Nev., speaks at the Nevada Democratic Party’s election results party after winning his race against Republican challenger Joyce Bentley at Caesars Palace on November 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Titus, however, insisted that Vilela be classified as a progressive Democrat and argued that she was the de facto progressive candidate.

Democratic Nevada congressional candidate Amy Vilela makes remarks during a canvas launch and campaign rally on February 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV.
(Amy Villala for Congress)

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She said she felt “confident” on election day as she touted her support from EMILY’s List, a pro-choice group, Moms Demand Action, a gun-control group, and other labor unions and environmental groups.