_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

A civil war is breaking out within the Democratic Party as Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) figures are toppling establishment incumbents in primaries across the country.

The conflict is pitting party leadership against the progressive Left over whether to nominate candidates focused on electability or to embrace insurgents who energize the base but risk alienating swing voters ahead of the midterms.

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Jim Harmon3 months ago

Other than the emergence of socialist-specific platforms, I consider the bulk of the democratic party to be like two opposing gangs both with platforms dangerous to the nation. While it's true that many "normal" democrats don't fall into that category, the mouths spouting the loudest messages do. If the far-left take-over the party, it's a great opportunity for the GOP to capitalize on a more pro-American platform. If they'll just do it...

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WIlliam W3 months ago

The Democrats have already been taken over by the communists. The latest push to take over started in 2008 with the candidacy of Obama

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Jorge Rios3 months ago

Even though they continue to call themselfs "The Democrat Party" they have actually been the "far left" or Communist Party for a number of years now. A detailed close look at the party platform clearly exposes that.

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Fred Scott3 months ago

I would say that it is very possible that the DSA could control the Democrat party soon. The reason is their lack of policy and judgment about the people's needs in our country. Many of the old guard politicians focused on their own interests and not the people. Of course, DSA is the same (just worse), but they are expressing themselves better to the downtrodden, who are fools, who have not studied history! Lenin did this in Russia, that lead to the USSR.

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Photo Man3 months ago

"Do you think the far-left will topple the Democrat establishment?" Could be.

"DSA's membership is indeed 85 percent white, with an average age of 33, and more than twice as likely as the average American to hold a college degree." = meaning they are brain dead in any thinking skills, as they believe the radical leftist 'education' propaganda. In that dark environment, just like during the '60's hippy cultural revolution (which these idiots genetics are derived from), they could likely succeed. They are far beyond socialists as their policies are pure communism - power & control by a very few elitists, dictating to rest of society.

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Tracey Powers 3 months ago

Violent radicals win by violent takeovers that intimidate the opposition. Yes, I believe the Democrats have already lost this race. I only pray the Republicans are courageous by God's grace & soundly defeat every radical in the general election and every election there is!

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Laney B3 months ago

If influential blacks could get out and talk to their people about this takeover by "educated elitist" socialists, perhaps a great portion will leave the party. It was encouraging to see at least one NY black politician "gets" the danger.

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Don G3 months ago

Nope. Socialism is a fundamental part of democrat platform. As stated by Laney B, only if leaders stand up and expose the dangers of communism and get voters out against them will civility prevail.

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Binh Duong3 months ago

Step one: Marxist-Islamists slaughter idiotic Democrats. Step two: Islamists slaughter Marxist stupid useful idiots. Americans must wake up and kill both of these cancers before they spread further.

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Bernie Peer3 months ago

I think honestly the elections in 2026 and 2028 will tell. The DSA is strong in places that are liberal, however you don’t see them successful in middle class moderate or conservative areas. I think anyone with a job who pays taxes will not support socialism. You can always point to France who just increased the retirement age. If the democrats and moderates were smart they would point up these countries. The base of DSA is mainly those who don’t work and don’t want to pay taxes or they are wealthy and will benefit from the money collected by the government to be given to them.

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Photo Man3 months ago

Bernie = " I think anyone with a job who pays taxes will not support socialism." We have all been doing that since FDR days. The Democrat party platform revolves totally around welfare entitlements. They make up a mandatory 60% of today's federal budget. Which means the USA has been a socialist country now for how many decades?!!! Amazing how many Republicans, and those who love to call themself a 'conservative' (when they really are not) fall into this trap of being polite to the opponent and not facing real reality. Wake up!!!!!!! Do you remember the Cold War of staring into the face of communism? I certainly do. That was one thing being off shore. But today, it has already infiltrated the US and its government in various localities. The enemy is within. SCARY!!!!!!!! Gorbachev and those other marxist communist leaders prediction is true and they must be happy.

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Deborah Loehr 3 months ago

Just shows how dumb the commies are when they talk seriously about getting rid of the Executive Branch and the Senate. If they get up against the Republican candidates, they’ll certainly lose because most Americans aren’t into that much insanity.

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Cyndee Pacheco3 months ago

I hope.

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Dennis Marchant3 months ago

No, both the faction that identifies as Socialist and the main Democratic faction, are Socialist at heart. They pass legislation to give people stuff so they will vote for the Democrats. In both cases it programs to buy voters, or in the case of their resistance to the SAVE act they want the people they have bought with their actions to vote even when they are not legally allowed to vote. I can not see how Americans can not see through this. May God save our Nation.

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Bob Hrebec3 months ago

Haven't they already? The democrats have been playing with fire ever since they got on the progressive band wagon and they really lost control when they let Trump Derangement Syndrome be their focus. They not only opened the do they held it open!

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David Hooten3 months ago

Not totally because there are too many mainstream Dems outside of the major metropolitan areas. For sure, the Socialists are causing major disruptions in the Democrat party. The so-called mainstream Dems have gone along with socialist leaning policies for decades. What is happening now is their own fault; they are anti-American and they are reaping what they have sowed.

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Rusty3 months ago

Kids are not taught the evils of communism or socialism. Which means using that attack vector will not be as effective as it should be.

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V. Zorrilla3 months ago

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

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Guy M.3 months ago

Your bullet says: "DSA's membership is indeed 85 percent white, with an average age of 33, and more than twice as likely as the average American to hold a college degree." Therein lies the problem. They are twice as likely to hold a college degree! That is where today's socialists/communists/radicals are born and bred. Want your children to remain conservative and patriots; keep them out of secular colleges and universities! They are incubators of radicalism and anti-Americanism. If you must send them anywhere, send them to a trade school or Christian colleges and universities like Hillsdale, Liberty, or Texas Christian, to name only three.

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Roger Kirkpatrick3 months ago

Doubtless.

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Shaun Hurrie3 months ago

I hope so, so that the true colors of the Democratic Party can be seen by every citizen of these United States.

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David Messinger3 months ago

The slow anarchy of the Democratic party, which has been going on for decades is leaving not only legal immigrants and minorities unrepresented, but caters to the "Progressive White Elites". Voter fraud needs to be cleaned up as their agenda will do anything to sway the electorate, even by breaking the laws. Elections and many groups who provides "ballot chasers" put eyes on the process the far left doesn't want, and will seek to eliminate. I sometimes wonder if instead of mailing in a ballot, we would be better served to start going to the polls again. Unfortunately, many of our younger college grads/ left-media, are truly the "useful idiots" that Communism has always counted on. Ancient wisdom, "A house divided against itself cannot stand". First the party, then the country. Time for the silent majority on both sides of the aisle to not only speak out, but get involved in your local, state and federal elections. Activism can be a useful tool that cuts both ways.

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David McCool3 months ago(edited)

No… the DemonRats will just join them for power’s sake. They have no platform that resonates with rational Americans. They just roll over and acquiesce. Thank our institutions of higher learning for the illiberal leftist dystopia that has overtaken the intelligentsia and professional class!

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Roger Dobbins3 months ago

the so-called "normal" Democrats have encouraged the same thing the socialist group is but they rename it. The entire Democrat party is liberal, only the degree of liberalism is the difference. Certainly this party would not be recognized by my parent's generation as Democrat. Fortunately, my parents recognized the shift many decades before they died.

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Jim Ahern3 months ago

Lets be clear, there is no Democratic Party left in America, period. They are either Socialist Lite at best or full on Pinko Lefty Socialist Commies at worst. Either way you cut it, none of these individuals of that mindset should ever be allowed to serve on any governmental platform as their views and ideology are in direct opposition of the values and principles that forged this once great nation. I truly don't know why so many people keep pretending, and this absolutely applies to many GOP members, that it's just another day in D.C. politics. It is not and it's shameful and pathetic that these so-called patriotic conservatives sit on their laurels and let this shit get worse in our country. We truly need to Drain the Swamp of a greater majority of what currently exists. It's funny that Trump ran on this platform in 2016 and ironically if anything, the Swamp has grown worse. That should resonate with everyone..

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Terry McCall3 months ago

For this election cycle at least and probably the next as well, especially if they don't kick the radicals back to where they came from.