Newsom Backs DSA-Backed Democrats as Socialists Score Primary Wins
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Newsom Backs DSA-Backed Democrats as Socialists Score Primary Wins
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Summary
Gavin Newsom said support for Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates is not a threat to Democrats, calling the party a “big tent” that should focus on “addition, not subtraction.”
The California governor tied that stance to his own experience with ideological “purity tests,” arguing the current grassroots energy around socialist candidates is “healthy” for the party.
DSA-backed candidates have recently unseated incumbent Democrats in primaries, with a socialist sweep in New York helping push the debate over the party’s direction into the national spotlight.
Chris Van Hollen, Jamie Raskin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have also defended welcoming those candidates, signaling broader Democratic resistance to efforts to marginalize the party’s left flank.