EMILYs List poll: Progressive candidate opens big lead in Pennsylvania House primary

POLITICO: EMILYs List poll: Progressive candidate opens big lead in Pennsylvania House primary

By Ally Mutnick

Progressives are finding themselves in an unusual position in the primary for an open blue seat near Pittsburgh, according to a new survey from an allied group: backing the frontrunner.

State Rep. Summer Lee, whose endorsements include Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has a commanding 25-point lead in the primary to replace retiring Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), according to a new poll commissioned by EMILYs List, which is backing Lee.

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