Schmitt Warns 2028 Democratic Primary Will Be Defined by New York's Leftward Sweep
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Schmitt Warns 2028 Democratic Primary Will Be Defined by New York's Leftward Sweep
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Summary
Eric Schmitt said Democrats’ 2028 presidential primary will be shaped by a "hammer-and-sickle wave," arguing the party’s insurgent left is now setting its direction.
New York drove that warning: Zohran Mamdani-backed candidates swept June contests, and progressives ousted Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat in primary races.
Schmitt tied the shift to immigration, saying Democrats have abandoned the more centrist positions once associated with Bill Clinton and Harry Reid, including past support for changing birthright citizenship.
Chuck Schumer, in Schmitt’s telling, embodies the party’s old guard and could face a future primary threat from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or another progressive as money and activist energy move left.