Following last week's primary elections, in which the rise of Democratic-Socialist candidates alarmed many longtime Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) read a list of what he said those far-left candidates stand for. To conservatives and Independents, the list sounded like a grand jury indictment.

Johnson said the Democratic-Socialist effort to take over the party and re-fashion it in their image is not limited to deep blue New York City, but is surfacing around the country, especially among younger people who have never had to live under these systems, mostly because they have been taught little about their cruelty and failures.

Johnson said: "Across the country, Democrats have candidates winning primaries and rising through the ranks." He said there were many more than the few he mentioned. He cited Sacramento City Council member and former congressional candidate Mai Vang. Videos resurfaced showing Vang refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and intentionally turning her back on the American flag during municipal meetings.

Johnson also mentioned Adam Hamawy, a New Jersey Democrat seeking to succeed retiring........

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