For leftists and progressively minded Democrats still reeling from Bernie Sanders’s defeat, this week’s elections were very welcome news indeed.

In what can only be called an historic electoral upset, formerly homeless nurse and Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush defeated the scion of a half-century-old political dynasty to to secure the Democratic nomination in Missouri’s 1st congressional district. Meanwhile, in a race that had been framed by parts of the media as tight, incumbent Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was handily reelected against challenger Brenda Jones in Michigan.

With 87 percent of precincts reporting on Wednesday morning, the Associated Press called the contest for Tlaib — who will cruise to victory by a double-digit margin. The scale of Tlaib’s win is notable given the recent history of the district, which has seen no less than three congressional primary races since 2018: a special contest to replace veteran representative John Conyers, following his resignation (which Jones narrowly won) and two regular elections, the first of which Tlaib won with a narrow margin of only nine hundred votes.