You would never know that we are seeing a once in a lifetime populist revolt going on from watching cable news.

Getting far too little attention is how grassroots activists are racking up victories on the state level.
It started in New York in 2018, when voters absolutely destroyed the turncoat IDC, kicking six of eight out of office.
Progressives in Pennsylvania started winning in 2018, and are now threatening to undermine the establishment's control of the state party.
New Mexico got in on the fun this summer, knocking off five corporate Dems in a single election.

But it was tiny Rhode Island that surprised everyone this week and set the new standard.

The slate of endorsed candidates by the progressive Rhode Island Political Cooperative (RIPC) for the General Assembly could emerge victorious in over 50% of its primacy races -- with many still too close to call due to mail ballots.

The cooperative was launched September 2019 by former gubernatorial candidate Matt Brown and co-chairs Jennifer Rourke and Jeanine Calkin, to provide infrastructure and support to candidates who support RIPC's platform of fighting for a $15 minimum wage, a green new deal, and single-payer healthcare...
In total, RIPC endorsed six House candidates and nine Senate candidates who had Democratic primary opponents in 2020.

With 100% of in-person precinct reporting in -- and mail ballots still to be counted -- RIPC could emerge victorious in over half those races, including big wins by Tiara Mack over Senator Harold Metts -- who has served in the Senate since 2004 in Providence, and Cynthia Mendes over Senate Finance Chair Bill Conley in Pawtucket and East Providence.
...
Democratic State Senator Sam Bell, considered to be the leading progressive in the state Senate, turned back a challenge from Providence City Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan on Tuesday. Bell said he viewed the progressive movement as "opposition to the machine, not incumbency," as he defended his seat.

The last time eight House incumbents lost renomination outside a redistricting year was in 1974.
In primaries where there wasn’t an incumbent on the ballot, progressives racked up 22 wins to just 10 losses.

The progressive insurgency also managed to solidify the modest gains from 2018 against extremely well-funded challengers.

That growing support translated to nearly 30,000 more votes than she earned in her 2018 primary. And she’s not the only Squad member to see a huge surge in votes cast in her favor. AOC also jumped up about 30,000 votes from her 2018 primary, and Tlaib upped her vote total by almost 44,000 votes.

Is this far too little progress? Absolutely.
Is the Democratic Party still far too corrupt? Without a doubt.
Will the progressive insurgency eventually fail in it's objectives? There's a good chance.

That being said, even the cynics have to acknowledge a few things:

1) The progressive insurgency is still ascending and gaining momentum. No one knows how far it can go.
2) As recently as three years ago, absolutely no one expected the progressive insurgency to make such a dramatic impact. So it's reasonable to expect more surprises.
3) The establishment absolutely HATES the progressive insurgency. In fact, the establishment is starting to fear it. So if you call this "sheep-dogging" then you either haven't been paying attention, or you simply don't understand it.