How a group like this could be so dominant in a political party that represents half the country is mind-boggling
This past Thursday, a hostile takeover attempt began in New York City, the outcome of which could decide the future of the Democratic Party and cast a shadow over Jewish life across the country.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the extreme-left national figure known to all as AOC, endorsed Democratic Socialists of America poster child Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City. The local election is really a high-stakes battle for control of the rudderless Democrats, and AOC’s endorsement is the opening salvo in that struggle.
If Mamdani wins, the radical left effectively leads the Democratic Party for years to come. If Mamdani loses, the moderates will retain majority control of the party in their bid to reclaim power in 2026 and 2028. For the Democrats, the barbarians are at the gate. For the Jewish communities who live in large blue cities, the prospects of far-left control are even more dire.
Zohran Mamdani is one more domino in a decades-long play by a small but patient movement of socialists on the radical left. This play started in 1981, in the mayoral election in Burlington, Vermont. Three candidates were running in the progressive city, one as a socialist. The socialist candidate knew it would be a low-turnout election and outworked his opponents, winning the election by only ten votes. His name was Bernie Sanders, and he became the first socialist in decades to win such a major election.
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