{"id":2659,"date":"2026-05-23T20:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/ultra-left-push-to-seize-control-of-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:41:31","slug":"ultra-left-push-to-seize-control-of-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/ultra-left-push-to-seize-control-of-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-Left Push to Seize Control of Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maine provided the most dramatic example when Graham Platner<\/strong> pressured sitting Governor Janet Mills<\/strong> out of the race before primary voting even commenced. Platner represents the party’s hardline wing, championing gender ideology, advancing anti-Israel rhetoric that includes support for antisemitic conspiracy theories, and attacking wealth accumulation despite his own privileged upbringing. The candidate also carries a Nazi tattoo and maintains a troubling social media history. Yet he garnered backing from Bernie Sanders supporters and progressive influencers, ultimately outraising and outpolling the incumbent governor.<\/p>\n

House races demonstrated the pattern even more clearly. In Pennsylvania’s heavily Democratic 3rd District, Chris Rabb<\/strong> won a contentious primary backed by representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/strong>, Ilhan Omar<\/strong>, and Rashida Tlaib<\/strong>. The self-described socialist prevailed over more moderate competitors by centering anti-Israel messaging and the disputed Gaza “genocide” narrative in his campaign.<\/p>\n

New York faces similar dynamics. Brad Lander<\/strong> appears positioned to challenge incumbent Representative Dan Goldman<\/strong> in the Democratic primary, while Democratic Socialists of America-backed Claire Valdez<\/strong> competes closely with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso<\/strong>. Both progressive candidates enjoy endorsements from City Council Member Zohran Mamdani<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

California’s open seat formerly held by Nancy Pelosi<\/strong> now features Connie Chan<\/strong>, a San Francisco supervisor whom Pelosi endorsed. Chan promotes the Gaza narrative and advocates confiscatory taxation on billionaires.<\/p>\n

The House already includes Representative Analilia Mejia<\/strong>, an AOC-backed Working Families Party activist who triumphed in a New Jersey special election this spring. She now represents what was previously a suburban swing district vacated after Mikie Sherrill<\/strong> became governor.<\/p>\n

In New Jersey’s 12th District Democratic primary, frontrunner Adam Hamawy<\/strong> maintained associations with Omar Abdel Rahman<\/strong>, the spiritual advisor connected to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. At least 11 of 13 Democratic candidates in the race oppose U.S.-Israel relations.<\/p>\n

Perhaps most striking, sex therapist Maureen Galindo<\/strong> advanced to a runoff in Texas’s 35th District after pledging to convert Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities into “a prison for American Zionists.”<\/em> The statement proved radical enough that even Ocasio-Cortez publicly rebuked Galindo on social media\u2014though her opponent, Johnny Garcia<\/strong>, occupies similarly extreme terrain.<\/p>\n

The transformation signals generational Democratic Party realignment, with anti-American and anti-Israel factions consolidating power across the country. Party radicals reportedly plan efforts to replace Representative Hakeem Jeffries<\/strong> as House Democratic leader with one of their own.<\/p>\n

Should Democrats secure congressional control, the ascendant faction intends advancing universal government healthcare, abolishing ICE, and terminating American support for Israel.<\/p>\n

With information from New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Progressive and self-described socialist candidates backed by prominent left-wing figures defeated more moderate Democratic rivals in primaries across Maine, Pennsylvania, New York, and California this election cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":2658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[790,2497,2496,2495,2460,2498,2499],"nfg_topic":[135],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-democratic-party","tag-graham-platner","tag-janet-mills","tag-maine","tag-pennsylvania","tag-primary-elections","tag-progressive-candidates","nfg_topic-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}