A leading centrist Democratic group is launching a new $15 million effort between now and 2028 to discredit democratic socialism, Fox News Digital confirms.The group, Third Way, says it plans to target the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which they believe poses a "mortal danger" for Democrats.The move comes in the wake of left-wing candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s victory this week over more moderate Democratic Rep.Haley Stevens in the high-profile and high-stakes Senate primary in battleground Michigan.El-Sayed's razor-thin win over Stevens, along with DSA-aligned and progressive candidates winning in two congressional primaries in Michigan, come amid earlier victories this spring and earlier this summer, and are emboldening the left in its ideological battle for the future of the Democratic Party.MEET THE FAR LEFT INSURGENTS WAGING WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE 2026 MIDTERMSDemocratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed holds a news conference two days ahead of his primary victory, in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday August 2, 2026.
(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)"We believe the DSA poses a serious threat to Democrats.Their ideas are dangerous and their politics are toxic.
If we are to beat MAGA Republicans, we cannot allow our party to be defined by radicals," Third Way co-founder Matt Bennett told Fox News Digital.The group says their effort will include opposition research into the DSA, polling, social media programs and educating Democratic activists and leaders, but that their push is not directed at individual candidates, some of whom are now the party's nominees in a growing number of congressional races in this year's midterm elections.Responding, DSA co-chair Megan Romer told Fox News Digital, "$15 million to tell working class people that a better world isn’t possible? We believe in people power, and our vision for a better future is winning.We will keep building our movement, and they will waste their money."DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE F...