House Democrats offered sharply different takes Wednesday after a surge in socialism proved victorious in the Democratic Party when three far-left candidates swept the floor in key races in New York’s primary elections.The new wave of socialist candidates, who were backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, beat out moderate Democrats in Tuesday night’s race has fueled mixed reactions from lawmakers over whether these new ideals will be at the center of the entire Democratic Party."It’s sort of dismissed as a fluke or an outlier, but whenever more moderate Democrats win, people say that that's a blueprint for Democrats to continue winning," Rep.Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said when asked about what the streak of progressive wins means for the Democratic party.She continued, "So people should take heed."RISING SOCIALIST STARS ON TRACK TO CONGRESS: WHO ARE DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER, BRAD LANDER AND CLAIRE VALDEZ?Rep.
Ayanna Pressley listens during a news conference near the U.S.Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept.
25, 2025.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Other Democrats quickly distanced themselves from the progressive movement, or at least the socialist identity."I'm a capitalist, not a socialist," Rep.
Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital."And I believe in safety, not lawlessness.
And I'm proud of America.I'm not ashamed of America." Rep.
Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., struck a similar note."Now for me, you know, I believe in capitalism, so I'm not a socialist," Meeks said."So I don't know whether that's an issue or not."The debate comes as New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared the winner in the primaries as he endorsed three candidates — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez — who won their key races by promoting the same socialist agenda Mamdani has in their campaigns.FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTSCongressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional cand...