Democratic socialists and Sanders-endorsed challengers oust Providence mayor in primary, shift party left

The Democratic socialist and Bernie Sanders-endorsed challenger take down the Providence mayor in the primary, marking a clear leftward shift in the party. The spine is the pattern: the party’s establishment is asked to hold, and the reward is new leadership from the left. The column walks the sequence: the ouster, the leftward move, and the receipts that show the party’s direction changing. The joke is the setup—business as usual—and the punchline is the shove left. The stakes are the party’s direction, which is now written in ballots, not memos.