Socialists scored major victories in New York — Voters in three congressional districts nominated self-declared socialists, including a decisive defeat of incumbent Dan Goldman (by over 30 points) in NY-10, replacing him with Brad Lander.

The author attributes Goldman’s loss partly to antisemitism — Goldman, who is Jewish and supported Israel, was rejected despite his progressive record, which the piece says highlights growing antisemitism in the Democratic Party.

Socialism is a growing threat to Democrats — The piece warns that the rise of the far left (expanding the Squad) will cause internal civil war, alienate moderates, and damage the party’s chances in 2028 by making it appear extreme.

So, they did it. Voters in three congressional districts of the nation’s greatest city nominated, and all but elected, a trio of self-declared socialists, sending shockwaves through the stultified Democratic establishment and undoubtedly much of the nation. Most notable was the lopsided defeat of leftist incumbent Dan Goldman, who voted in lockstep with progressive House Democrats and served as Lead Counsel for the House Intelligence Committee during the first impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019. However, that wasn’t nearly enough for voters in New York’s 10th congressional district, so they unceremoniously shoved him aside and chose Zohran Mamdani’s comrade Brad Lander.

But while the other two victorious socialists won by relatively small margins, Goldman was overwhelmed by more than 30 points. Why? Goldman is Jewish, and that fact alone undoubtedly led to his resounding defeat in a district where he was famously kicked out of a coffee shop for supporting Israel, even as he consistently criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This result makes it harder than ever for Democrats to deny the anti-semitism coursing through the veins of the party.

Socialism is, and has always been, an utterly irrational movement built on a foundation of sand. It has failed everywhere it has been tried. Everywhere. Chuck Schumer knows it. So do Nancy Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries. They all know, as sure as the sun rises in the east, that socialism now on the........

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