Motion Tree News: Engel falls behind insurgent left-wing challenger in preliminary results, as Ocasio-Cortez wins primary

Engel falls behind insurgent left-wing challenger in preliminary results, as Ocasio-Cortez wins primary



Longtime New York Rep. Eliot Engel, who was first elected in 1988 and rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats in the House, is substantially trailing middle school principal Jamaal Bowman in Tuesday's primary -- which could mark the second major upset of a veteran New York City Democratic congressman in just two years.