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Courting People, Not Party: Can a Progressive Prevail in the Heartland?

Cori Bush, a decided underdog in her race against an esteemed incumbent seeking his 10th term in Congress, prepares to record an ad inside a recording studio in St. Louis, Mo., July 26, 2018. Bush’s campaign has become a test case for how effectively the insurgent left can convert its energy into upheaval at the ballot box. (Neeta Satam/The New York Times)