The socialist takeover of the Democratic Party is no longer theoretical.In New York, three radical candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, recently won Democratic congressional primaries.The candidates — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier — defeated establishment-backed opponents and proved again that the far left’s influence is not confined to college campuses, activist organizations or online echo chambers.Some conservatives will dismiss these victories as a "New York problem." They shouldn’t.
New York is just the tip of the iceberg.Across the country, self-described socialists have been gaining increasingly more power at the local, state and federal levels.DSA’S THIRD MAJOR PRIMARY WIN DEEPENS DEMOCRATS’ FIGHT OVER THE PARTY’S FUTUREFor example, 29-year-old socialist Melat Kiros just defeated Rep.
Diana DeGette in the Democratic primaries for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.DeGette has been in Congress for nearly three decades.Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019.
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)The disturbing truth is that socialism is becoming more mainstream.It is no longer viewed by many Americans as a failed ideology responsible for poverty, tyranny and misery.
It has been effectively repackaged as the answer to housing costs, student debt, medical bills, corporate power, artificial intelligence, loneliness, inequality and nearly every other anxiety facing younger generations.That does not mean young voters are experts in Marxist theory.They aren’t.
But they do believe that the American Dream is slipping away, and the loudest voices on the left have convinced many that free-market capitalism is to blame.BIDEN'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SURGE CAUSED HIGHER RENT AND HOME PRICES, FED STUDY FINDSThey are wrong, of course, but conservatives should not ignore why young Americans are attracted to ...