A fight over the future of the Democratic Party is currently playing out in Utah. Yes, Utah.
Eight years ago, Ben McAdams ascended to the House, taking the most conservative-leaning district won by a Democrat that cycle. He lost his seat in 2020 after voting to impeach President Donald Trump. Now, he’s back, running for the House again, in a newly drawn, solidly Democratic district.
This time, McAdams is facing a challenger from his left, and some in the district say he’s too conservative for the Democratic Party — even in a state as reliably red on the national stage as Utah.