American politics is an ever-changing game of power and big money.For the modern Democrat Party, that means being challenged and sometimes eclipsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – and there is little to nothing the Democrat Party can do about its rise.The United States has had many political parties in its history.
They include everything from the Federalists (1789) and the Whig Party (1830) to the Libertarian Party (1971) and the Green Party (2001).The current Democrat Party (1828) is the longest reigning major political party in American History.SOCIALISM’S RISE INSIDE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOW THREATENS THE AMERICAN DREAMThe role of the many lesser-known parties in American history has been to chasten the then-dominant parties and/or to champion particular issues – such as the Greenback Party (1874), which fought for paper money in the late 1800s.While that Greenback Party is no more, paper money has replaced gold as the dominant American currency.Unearthed comments by New York City Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani show he wanted the government to seize luxury condos to house the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic.
(Getty Images)Of course, the shortcomings of the Whig party resulted in the rise of the Republican Party.Today, the dominance of the Democrat Party is being challenged by the Democrat Socialists of America – a modern version of the Socialist Party that began in 1901, or, perhaps, the American Communist Party that started in 1919.DSA candidates are loudly fielding candidates across the country with no greater success than New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's victory.BERNIE SANDERS, DSA REVEAL DEMANDS FOR DEM PARTY AFTER SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK ELECTIONSThe establishment Democrats are raising their voices in alarm, garnering such headlines as these:Recently, Van Jones, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, warned that the DSA was "hijacking" the party.HOUSE PROGRESSIVES REVIVE GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS A...