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J.D. Tuccille: America’s Democrats embrace radical socialism

Moderate Democrats watch as their party slides into hate and economic authoritarianism

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There’s an old saying that you should never interrupt an enemy when he’s making a mistake. It should go without saying that you should also not watch your enemy make a mistake and take it as an opportunity to make even worse decisions. Yet, as the U.S. Republican Party continues its slide into authoritarian populism and cult-of-personality boosterism around President Donald Trump, that’s what the Democratic Party is doing. Rather than embrace a chance to be the reasonable choice, it’s instead morphing into a vehicle for revolutionary socialism and bigotry.

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Nationally, even after disgraced Democratic candidate Graham Platner tucked his tail and withdrew from the Maine Senate race, progressive candidates are racking up victories in Democratic primaries with platforms that promise a much larger, more expensive and wildly intrusive government, as well as policies hostile to the world’s only majority Jewish state.

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