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Because I've seen how that goes. The party protects incumbents as long as their opponents are progressive.
Compare how the party protected anti-choice anti-labor pro-nra Henry Cuellar to how it abandoned Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman.
Also, your question assumes fair primaries. Democrats don't do those.