Posted on 07/09/2026 7:09:34 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Democratic Socialists of America group has a handful of members poised for victory in the midterms
A new wave of socialists clinched wins in recent Democratic primaries, putting them on a path to Congress in deep blue districts but also creating potential headaches for the broader party.
These candidates, all associated with Democratic Socialists of America, are expected to win in November, while other DSA-backed candidates in states including Michigan and Missouri are still awaiting primaries.
The hopefuls have tapped an insurgent energy among Democratic voters, while also opening the door for Republicans to accuse Democrats of being too far left to be trusted to control Congress.
DSA is the largest socialist organization in the U.S. and boasts high-profile members such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The membership group—not a political party—campaigns for policies including universal healthcare and wealth taxes. Membership nearly doubled to top 100,000 after Mamdani announced his campaign in October 2024. Still, some prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), aren’t DSA members.
Here’s who the new candidates are, what they have said and what they stand for.
Melat Kiros defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for a Colorado seat that DeGette has held for longer than Kiros has been alive. She portrayed the progressive incumbent as an out-of-touch establishment Democrat whose time was up.
Kiros became a DSA member on the campaign trail, where she advocated for universal health and child care, abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and an arms embargo on Israel.
Before politics, she worked in corporate law. Kiros joined Sidley Austin, one of the country’s largest and most...
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“Democratic Socialists”
This is an oxymoron, there is no such thing.
And this, “while also opening the door for Republicans to accuse Democrats of being too far left to be trusted to control Congress.”
RINOs themselves are too far left to be trusted, quite the dilemma for our country.
That’s okay. Some of my Democrat acquaintances have assured me that Democratic Socialism is....well...democratic — the voice of the people — and doesn’t involve violence and authoritarianism like that bad old undemocratic socialism we have often seen. Plus, things like roads and public schools and Social Security are socialism — right? — so they’ll just bring us more useful and cool stuff like that.
DemonicRAT Nationalist Socialists. There. Fixed it.
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