DSA bolsters Congress contingent after socialists pick up at least 4 House seats

Socialists more than doubled their ranks in the House of Representatives Tuesday after a series of expected midterm election wins in Democratic strongholds. Follow for live updates on the 2026 Midterm ElectionsFar-left candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) were projected to win at least four House races, expanding the number of socialist lawmakers in the lower chamber from two to six.The House’s current DSA darlings – Reps.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) – cruised to re-election in their respective races as well. Joining them in the next Congress from the radical flank of the Democratic Party will be: “I hope everyone can sit back and take it in tonight a little.

At a base line, the socialists presence in Congress will soar to heights unseen in over a century,” DSA communications co-chair Aron Ali-McClory posted on X.“We are contesting in places that’ve been written off for decades.“It’s only a beginning, but let the light in!” Lefty streamer Hasan Piker hosted several DSA Democrats, including Rabb and Kiros, on his livestream before the results came in. “Of all the people the DSA could have chosen to host its official election night livestream, it chose Hasan Piker, someone who proudly expresses support for terrorist organizations and traffics in antisemitism,” Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, fumed on X.

“Let that sink in. “The DSA isn’t distancing itself from this kind of rhetoric.It’s elevating it.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them.” Of the 221 DSA-backed candidates running in federal, state and municipal races, the organization counted 42 winners as of press time, with most races remaining too close to call. In the nation’s capital, socialist mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George easily won her race to replace outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser. In Providence, DSA member David Morales – who defeated an incumbent mayor in ...