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Bella Abzug Challenges Incumbent in West Side Race
Bella Abzug, a liberal congresswoman from Manhattan, enters a June 20 Democratic primary to challenge six-term incumbent William Fitts Ryan in the 20th district after her district was eliminated. She frames her campaign as a test of women’s power and activist leadership, while Ryan touts quiet, effective activism and his Civil Rights and public health work.
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