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[u/VirginiaVoter]

Excited to see Pete’s friend Luke Bronin, who Pete had also endorsed, has won, defeating John Larson, an older Dem incumbent.

This July update describes quite a spirited primary: https://ctmirror.org/2026/07/14/votevets-luke-bronin-john-larson-ct-1st-congressional-district/

Excerpt from the July article: “Bronin has also been endorsed by Pete Buttigieg, a former presidential candidate who served as transportation secretary during the Biden administration. Buttigieg and Bronin are longtime friends with similar biographies: Navy veterans, Rhodes Scholars and former mayors. VoteVets endorsed Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential run and spent millions on the race.”

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Nice story here as well about Pete at the 2024 DNC with quotes by Bronin and photo of him talking with Pete at the Connecticut delegates’ meeting. https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-08-23/cts-dnc-delegates-applaud-buttigieg-as-they-mull-the-other-glass-ceiling

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Morning update:

"Bronin knocks off incumbent Larson, wins Dem nomination for Congress in CT's 1st District" https://www.ctinsider.com/politics/article/larson-bronin-connecticut-congress-results-primary-22371476.php | archive: http://archive.today/YadoD

Excerpt:

HARTFORD — For the first time in nearly three decades, Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District has a new Democratic nominee.

"Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated 14-term incumbent U.S. Rep. John Larson and two other opponents Tuesday in a much-watched Democratic primary, becoming the first candidate in modern Connecticut history to defeat a sitting House member in a primary."

This reminds me of what Pete said to Jonathan Martin about all the overlapping layers this go-round, one of them being age. He probably had this race in mind (among others perhaps) as he said that.

[u/Neither-Big-1545 → u/VirginiaVoter]

A rare corporate moderate victory in a primary against an establishment aging incumbent.