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Leftist Democrats are being thrown under the bus and socialists are in the driver’s seat

Former Trump impeachment prosecutor lost to a DSA-endorsed candidate promising to 'Tax Obscene Wealth'

By Tom Del Beccaro Fox News

Published June 27, 2026 9:00am EDT

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Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman has lost his reelection bid in New York. In the olden days (20 years ago), such an outcome was inconceivable. In the modern Democrat Party, however, the rush to socialism knows no loyalty.

No matter what yesterday’s socialist or big government proponent did for the cause, that is not good enough for the current socialists, let alone tomorrow’s.

In history, the run-up to class warfare/high tax/redistributionist policies we associate with socialism becomes a spiraling rush. Examples include the end of the Roman Republic and the end of the ancient Greek Athenian democracy.

The same is true within the Democrat Party today.

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James Carville recently said that the Democrat Party is "not a left-wing party." Contrary to his spin, however, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have the momentum within the Democrat Party.

Three far-left mayors are defining the Democrat Party. Consider the election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York in 2025 and now three of his adherents in New York’s 2026 primaries. In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson is to the left of his very........

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