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MORNING GLORY: Democrats cliff dive over the far-left edge of American politics

The DSA is a radical anti-American, anti-Israel and antisemitic menace to the country

By Hugh Hewitt Fox News

Published June 25, 2026 5:00am EDT

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The Democratic Socialist Party ("DSA") in America is anti-West, anti-American, anti-Israel and antisemitic. It is also on the march across deep blue America.

Tuesday night’s sweep by far-left candidates for Congress in New York City, all backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, underscored just how rapidly the DSA is ascending within the shell of the fractured and frazzled Democratic Party.

Traditional Democrats who pay attention to their national brand are astonished by what has happened to their party as it goes full "Thelma and Louise" off the far left cliff of American politics.

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This is the third act in a three-act tragedy.

First, former President Barack Obama’s achievement-free eight years atop the country and the Democratic Party saw a generation of federal, state and local Democratic youngsters get wiped out in the political earthquakes of 2010, 2014 and 2016. Obama always took care of himself, but left the party to the ossified care of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer to collectively run, and they ran it aground.

That’s the second act: Every part of the Democrats suffered from at least a touch of "Trump Derangement Syndrome," but none more than the former Speaker from San........

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