Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is no Nancy Pelosi.
The 85-year-old former House speaker from California is retiring, and the Democratic Party is baffled about its future. “Expand the tent” is its current trajectory, but at what cost? Turn it over to some who are not even registered Democrats?
Democrats lack message discipline. DNC fundraising is anemic. Traditional party gatekeepers have been sidelined as the flow of money and energy has been rerouted through the less regulated and less transparent NGO sector. Gone are the days when former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could direct the flow of donor dollars away from the radical fringe.
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Say what you will about Pelosis iron grip on power. At least she understood how to cloak her partys radicalism. She didnt dance to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs tune, refusing to grant the committee assignments that would elevate AOCs fringe views. With her influence on the wane, Democrats at every level of government are having a messaging free-for-all.
The anti-American messaging of the Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) has infiltrated the Democratic Party, potentially forcing every candidate to answer uncomfortable questions. Theyll have to choose between alienating their base or alienating their swing voters.
The DSA platform seeks to replace, not just reform, the key pillars of American stability and prosperity, explicitly rejecting the Constitution. DSA seeks to abolish the Senate, the Electoral College, the presidency, the Supreme Court and other key features of federalism that check the balance of power.
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These are positions that would make any 1990-era Democrat shudder. Democrats now have to own DSA demands to eliminate the Department of War, leaving America defenseless. They demand we open our borders to unvetted and unlimited migration and pay for the health care costs of any global citizen who wishes to come to America.
Its not just the federal races that are at risk for Democrats. Even at the state level, governors like Minnesotas Tim Walz and Californias Gavin Newsom have incentivized unimaginable levels of fraud that they now seek to conceal.
At the local level, Sanders-endorsed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani attempted to meet with Americas Iranian enemies during wartime. Mamdani calls out Israel while refusing to acknowledge the crimes of Hamas. He represents a wing of the party that hates America, hates law and order and hates punishment.
Who among Democrats can rein in the partys excesses? Former Vice President Kamala Harris? Hardly. Her unsuccessful billion-dollar presidential campaign is likely a key source of the current donor fatigue. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin has had to spend so much political capital cleaning up that
