Socialism surges among Democrats as party leaders reject DSA agenda: ‘Pack of fools’
The top Democrat in the House is making it clear that he doesn't support the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) agenda.But even though House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York doesn't back the DSA's far-left policy proposals, a majority of Democrats hold favorable views of socialism, according to two national polls released in recent weeks.That's not the case for most Americans, and especially Republicans, who hold negative views of socialism, according to the surveys."I don’t support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself," Jeffries said during an interview this past weekend on NBC News' "Meet the Press."CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE MIDTERM RACESJeffries wasn't the only major Democrat taking aim at the socialist agenda on the Sunday talk shows.Kentucky Gov.
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The top Democrat in the House is making it clear that he doesn't support the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) agenda.But even though House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York doesn't back the DSA's far-left policy proposals, a majority of Democrats hold favorable views of socialism, according to two national polls released in recent weeks.That's not the case for most Americans, and especially Republicans, who hold negative views of socialism, according to the surveys."I don’t support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself," Jeffries said during an interview this past weekend on NBC News' "Meet the Press."CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE MIDTERM RACESJeffries wasn't the only major Democrat taking aim at the socialist agenda on the Sunday talk shows.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, called socialism a "failed experiment" during an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation."Longtime Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville was less diplomatic."They're a bunch of silly people... a pack of fools," Carville said as he referred to DSA members, during a Monday appearance on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime."DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUBThe DSA's agenda includes defunding and abolishing police and prison systems, ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations and detentions, abolishing borders, granting voting rights to noncitizens and implementing a single-payer "Medicare for All" health system.
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- The top Democrat in the House is making it clear that he doesn't support the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) agenda.But even though House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York doesn't back the DSA's far-left policy proposals, a majority of Democrats hold favorable views of socialism, according to two national polls released in recent weeks.That's not the case for most Americans, and especially Republicans, who hold negative views of socialism, according to the surveys."I don’t support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself," Jeffries said during an interview this past weekend on NBC News' "Meet the Press."CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE MIDTERM RACESJeffries wasn't the only major Democrat taking aim at the socialist agenda on the Sunday talk shows.Kentucky Gov.
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