{"id":2616327,"date":"2026-06-19T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-is-expanding-in-the-democratic-party-guy-benson\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:58:27","slug":"far-left-is-expanding-in-the-democratic-party-guy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-is-expanding-in-the-democratic-party-guy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Far left is &#8216;expanding&#8217; in the Democratic Party: Guy Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffar-left-is-expanding-in-the-democratic-party-guy-benson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Guy Benson, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bush-speechwriter-says-trump-supporters-should-lay-off-the-fried-foods-and-order-salmon-instead\/\" title=\"Former Bush Speechwriter Says Trump Supporters Should Lay Off The \u2018Fried Foods... And \u2018Order Salmon... Instead\">senior columnist<\/a> at the Washington Examiner, warns about the rise of far-left candidates gaining influence in Democratic cities. He suggests that while the country may not be shifting further left, individual cities and the Democratic Party are moving in that direction.Benson points to recent elections, including the D.C. mayoral race, where a socialist candidate led the primary, as indicative of this trend. He criticizes Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s leadership but argues her potential replacement, Janeese Lewis George, would be worse due to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/born-to-lose-beto-orourke-eyes-trifecta-of-political-failure\/\" title=\"BORN TO LOSE: Beto O...Rourke Eyes Trifecta of Political Failure\">extreme left-wing positions<\/a>.Benson cautions residents of blue cities against complaints about their mayors, warning that these leaders could be replaced by even more radical candidates, leading to worsening conditions in cities like New York, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. He also notes that progressive candidates aiming to challenge the establishment may harm the Democratic Party in the future, even as they currently gain support from younger voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> senior columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/guy-benson\/\">Guy Benson<\/a> warned about far-left candidates taking over Democratic cities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson said he believes it\u2019s the cities and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> shifting further left, not the country, but argued the midterm elections will test that theory, pointing to the U.S. Senate races in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maine\/\">Maine<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> as examples<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4615190\/ryan-mackenzie-kevin-dellicker-regime-change-bombing-iran-2024-house\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Swing district Republican opposed regime change, bombing Iran as 2024 candidate for House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4615730\/republican-national-committee-record-fundraising\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republican National Committee boasts all<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-time high cash total<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4615001\/seven-house-races-shift-toward-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Seven House races shift toward Democrats: Cook Political Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan these types of people win in a tinted blue year across a non-hardcore blue electorate?\u201d Benson said on Fox Business\u2019s <em>The Bottom Line<\/em> on Thursday. \u201cI guess we\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson said the D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nycs-mayoral-race-shows-the-pitfalls-of-ranked-choice-voting\/\" title=\"NYC&#039;s ... Shows The Pitfalls Of Ranked-Choice Voting\">mayoral race shows<\/a> a city becoming more progressive, with a socialist leading the primary race in the nation\u2019s capital. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3584574&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=364be85fee84e68018ee1e27615de744\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After serving three terms, D.C. Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Muriel-Bowser\/\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> decided not to seek reelection, leading to a competitive Democratic Primary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councilwoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4610901\/janeese-lewis-george-kenyan-mcduffie-dc-mayor-primary-result\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4610901\/janeese-lewis-george-kenyan-mcduffie-dc-mayor-primary-result\/\">Janeese Lewis George won<\/a> the nomination after former Councilmember <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kenyan-mcduffie\/\">Kenyan McDuffie<\/a> conceded on Thursday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson said Bowser isn\u2019t a good mayor, but argued that Lewis George replacing her is worse. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Bowser] isn\u2019t good, but she\u2019s at least relatively sane compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-city-councilwoman-allegedly-harassed-by-social-justice-warrior-despite-increase-in-anti-asian-violence\/\" title=\"Asian City Councilwoman Allegedly Harassed By Social Justice Warrior Despite Increase In Anti-Asian Violence\">city councilwoman<\/a>, who she would butt heads with sometimes and [Bowser] was relatively moderate,\u201d Benson said. \u201c[Bowser] decided she was done with all this, and the woman who is now going to replace her is a member of said lunatic city council, as one of the most left-wing members of it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson advised people living in blue cities to not complain about their Democratic mayors, warning it could get worse with far-left candidates who replace them. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been warning \u2014 not my typical, cheerful self \u2014 that in some of these cities, where there are bad mayors, I\u2019ve been warning it can always get worse,\u201d Benson said. \u201cIn New York, and in Chicago, and in Seattle, and now <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C<\/a>., it is getting worse.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613542\/dc-risks-trump-heavy-hand-election-socialist-mayor\/\"><strong>DC RISKS TRUMP\u2019S HEAVY HAND WITH ELECTION OF SOCIALIST MAYOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benson said progressive candidates who want to \u201cstick it to the establishment\u201d could hurt the Democrats in the future, but now voters are embracing them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now you\u2019re seeing the far left expanding and flexing its muscle and appealing to young people,\u201d Benson 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