The socialists are now aiming at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
In races across the country for the Senate, progressive candidates are running serious, well-funded campaigns against more traditional Democrats.
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Moderate Democrats are afraid that if they pick progressive candidates, especially those with a history of troubling behavior, it will hurt their chances of flipping important Senate seats.
Progressives say that the current leaders of political parties are using an outdated, uniform approach to determine who is “electable.”
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The 13 moderate Democrats signed a pledge reaffirming their support for “strong borders, capitalism, and patriotism” after a new group of far-left socialists defeated Democrat incumbents in New York and Colorado.
“You know there are certain things that I believe in that are not being reflected in the current environment, especially with some of these races on Tuesday,” Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) said this week, per 100 Percent Fed Up.
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“We’re for capitalism, not socialism. We’re for safety, not lawlessness. We’re proud of America, not ashamed of America — and we need to be promoting those things,” he continued.
“The far left and the far right, you know, they’re all very well organized. But those of us that don’t support those far left or far right principles need to do a better job organizing and getting our message out,” Suozzi told Fox & Friends.
Axios went on to report that the group of moderates is preparing for “war” against the so-called “progressives” if they attempt to hijack the House floor or the party to secure ideological concessions on legislation.
“This strategy would mean even more work for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to tamp down divisions and keep his caucus unified come 2027,” Axios noted this week.
Being more closely aligned with Jeffries, the moderates say they won’t allow their party to be dragged further to the left without resisting.
“Clearly there has to be organization,” one centrist House Democrat told the outlet. “You can’t just wring your hands on this stuff.”
Said a second centrist Dem, “There’s going to be a war.” The second centrist added that the incoming group of socialists are “bomb-throwers, not problem-solvers.”
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Noted Axios, “The New York congressional primaries on Tuesday were a wake-up call for many Democrats on Capitol Hill. DSA members Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez both won hotly competitive primaries, and progressive Brad Lander ousted Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.).”
The three victories add to a growing list of progressive candidates who have won Democratic primaries this year, while several others are still seeking to unseat more moderate Democratic incumbents in upcoming contests.
Combined with the current members of the House’s progressive “Squad” and their allies, the new candidates could help form the largest left-wing bloc in Congress in the 21st century if they are elected in November.
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The outlet added that the bloc is becoming large enough to derail Democratic legislative priorities without getting their demands met should the party manage to win back control of the House in the midterms.
Still, the far-left members seem to believe their sentiments and ideology play well beyond their small, deep-blue districts.
“What you’re seeing in these elections across the country is voters who are saying, ‘I am sick and tired of your loyalty to the establishment,’” left-wing Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios.
Another centrist Democrat told the outlet that the ‘Blue Dog’ coalition of moderate Dems in the House would use the same strategy to form a bipartisan coalition against the hard left.
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This also comes as Sen. John Fetterman has been hinting at possibly leaving the Democratic Party.
Fetterman’s emerging independent streak on the political stage is raising eyebrows among his Senate colleagues and giving fodder to his progressive critics, sparking speculation about whether he might exit the Democratic Party.
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