The Democratic Party has the opportunity to advance to a potential majority in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate in the Midterm Elections occurring in a little more than four months from now.
But the victories of “Democratic Socialists” in a number of New York City races for the House of Representatives and the state legislature endangers the ability of New York Governor Kathy Hochul in her Gubernatorial race against right wing Trump supporter Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County Executive, and also endangers the possibility of Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to become Speaker of the House if the party wins the majority in November.
Two newly nominated and certain to be elected women for New York City Congressional seats—Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez– will be a danger to political stability as the upcoming Presidential race begins after the Midterm Elections, and it also undermines Mayor Zohran Mamdani, due to his strong anti Israel stand, which is shared by the two new women who will be in the 120th Congress.
“Democratic Socialists” sounds fine, until one looks at what they propose that is “pie in the sky” and also will only help MAGA Republicans.
They want:
Defund Or Abolish Prisons and the Police
Tax the Rich
Guarantee Free Health Care
End Military Aid to Israel
Expand the Social Safety Net
Raise the Minimum Wage, Shorten Work Week
For this author and blogger, ONLY Expanding the Social Safety Net is reasonable, along with “some” minimum wage increase and “some” taxing the rich.
To suggest Defund or Abolish Prisons and the Police; Guarantee Free Health Care; and End Military Aid to Israel–are all non starters.
These two new Congresswomen will get lots of attention, and become regarded as more extreme than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been perceived, but it will only undermine the Democratic Party as it looks to the long term future beyond Donald Trump.
After wins by democratic socialists, centrist Democrats unite to push back
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/25/centrist-democrats-unite-against-democratic-socialists/
A district that went +20 for Trump now in play for Democrats
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/a-district-that-went-20-for-trump-now-in-play-for-democrats-00976934?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
Disgusting.
GOP nominee for N.Y. governor says House candidate Brad Lander would be ‘a camp guard in the concentration camp’ for Nazis
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/bruce-blakeman-brad-lander-camp-guard-concentration-camp-nazis-rcna351861
Insane.
Trump attacks Democrats as ‘godless communists’ in test of midterms message
“President seizes on wins by Mamdani-backed candidates to warn darkly of threat to ‘traditional American way of life’”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/trump-democrats-communists-midterms
Centrist Democrats Rebuke Party’s Left Wing: ‘We Are Capitalist, Not Socialist’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/moderate-democrats-capitalist-socialism.html
They need to strongly support FIXING the disastrously broken capitalist system, then!
Deleted tweets on Darializa Avila Chevalier’s account had favorable references to communist leaders and Marxism
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/politics/darializa-avila-chevalier-communism-tweets
Zohran Mamdani says he and allies he endorsed carry a ‘national message’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/zohran-mamdani-new-democratic-politics