«The whole region has moved in a more progressive direction in part in reaction to the very conservative Republican tone from the national GOP, and so politicians have to had adjust to a changing electorate, and in some cases that has resulted in party switches,» said Darrell West, vice president of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, a center - left think tank in Washington D.C. (redmassgroup.com)
Mayor de Blasio vowed to take New York City in «a new progressive direction,» telling a crowd of 5,000 gathered Wednesday for his inauguration at City Hall: «We won't wait... (pagesix.com)
«There's no question that the 2016 election marks the death of the Democratic establishment, which is an opportunity for a progressive organization to shift the Democratic Party in a decisively progressive direction,» Torres continued. (observer.com)