Democratic candidate shifts left in rematch against Republican incumbent, hoping a new strategy will win over voters in a district President Trump has carried three times.

In a high-stakes move for a pivotal congressional race, Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke is tacking decidedly to the left, aligning with independent Senator Bernie Sanders for her third bid to unseat Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District.

Cooke, a two-time unsuccessful candidate for the seat, is set to appear with the 83-year-old democratic socialist at an “intimate” town hall event on August 23 as part of Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. The decision marks a notable departure from her previous campaigns, where she presented herself as a moderate.

The move is a gamble in a di

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