Sara Haines Warns Voters on Socialist Candidates as 115% Home-Price Rise Fuels Appeal
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Sara Haines Warns Voters on Socialist Candidates as 115% Home-Price Rise Fuels Appeal
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Summary
Sara Haines said young voters drawn to affordability should scrutinize socialist candidates, arguing some Democratic Socialists of America positions amount to slashing law enforcement, borders and prisons.
A 115% rise in home prices from 2005 to 2025 and fears that AI will erase jobs help explain socialism’s appeal to younger Americans, Haines said, while rejecting Joy Behar’s claim that democratic socialism is mainly about democracy and affordability.
The warning lands amid a reported clash with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office after Haines called Mamdani-backed congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier an antisemite over her presence at an Oct. 8, 2023 anti-Israel rally.
Semafor reported a Mamdani aide complained to ABC executives that Haines’ remarks could affect future appearances by the mayor or his allies, even as Mamdani-backed candidates recently won three New York Democratic congressional primaries.