{"id":2617897,"date":"2026-06-23T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-socialists-feel-emboldened-from-election-wins-guy-benson\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:48:18","slug":"democratic-socialists-feel-emboldened-from-election-wins-guy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-socialists-feel-emboldened-from-election-wins-guy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Socialists feel &#8217;emboldened&#8217; from election wins: 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\">18<\/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%2Fdemocratic-socialists-feel-emboldened-from-election-wins-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=2617897&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>Washington Examiner senior columnist Guy Benson suggests that if progressive candidates win in New York\u2019s primary elections, it indicates the Democratic Party is dominated by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hardcore left-wing base<\/a>. Benson points out that these candidates, endorsed by figures like Mayor Zohran Mamdani, share far-left beliefs and could inspire similar movements across the country.He notes that the Democratic establishment was once considered far left and now appears more centrist compared to the emerging progressive insurgents. Benson warns that a victory for these candidates could embolden the far-left base nationwide, causing concern among mainstream Democrats who feel threatened by this shift.  <\/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> said if the progressive candidates win in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4611267\/new-york-primary-races-to-watch\/\">New York\u2019s primary elections<\/a> Tuesday night, it will show the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> is held \u201ccaptive\u201d by a \u201chardcore left-wing\u201d base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democrats-believe-they-can-turn-state-blue-on-social-issues\/\" title=\"Texas Democrats Believe They Can Turn State Blue on Social Issues\">progressive candidates running<\/a> in various elections in New York on Tuesday, with three of them earning endorsements from New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Zohran-Mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, who describes himself as a democratic socialist.<\/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\">            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will fall\u2019 from socialism: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4620240\/ransom-note-about-nancy-guthries-disappearance-claimed-she-died\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ransom note about Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance claimed she died<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[If they win] it says to me that the Democratic Party is captive of a hardcore left-wing base in certain areas of the country, at least, and it continues to expand,\u201d Benson said on Fox News\u2019s <em>America Reports<\/em> Tuesday. <\/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 it wasn\u2019t long ago that the \u201cestablishment\u201d within the Democratic Party was considered far left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t that long ago that the current so-called establishment of the party would\u2019ve been considered quite left-wing by any American standard, and now they\u2019re the relative centrists compared to these people,\u201d Benson said. \u201cThese sort of left-wing DSA insurgents who feel very empowered, very emboldened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mamdani endorsed candidates who share his far-left beliefs, including progressive former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander in New York\u2019s 10th Congressional District, as well as self-described democratic socialists Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York\u2019s 10th Congressional District and assembly member Claire Valdez in New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District.<\/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\">During the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> Finals, in which the New York Knicks were competing, Mamdani released a\u00a0basketball-themed ad showcasing his chosen \u201cteam\u201d for the upcoming election. Benson warned that if these candidates win, it will inspire other progressives and democratic socialists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-state-lawmakers-demand-cuomo-impeachment-findings-be-made-public\/\" title=\"Republican State Lawmakers Demand Cuomo Impeachment Findings Be Made Public\">seek elected office<\/a> as well. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4619924\/mamdani-new-york-congressional-delegation-remake\/\"><strong>ZOHRAN MAMDANI TRIES TO REMAKE THE BIG APPLE\u2019S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they pick up a number of key wins in New York tonight, I think you\u2019ll see others around the country, this hardcore base, say, \u2018If they can do it there, we can do it anywhere. Let\u2019s try it across the country,\u2019\u201d Benson said.<\/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 think a lot of the mainstream \u2018centrist\u2019 Democrats or establishment Democrats are terrified of this flank of their party,\u201d he added. \u201cThey don\u2019t know what to do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressives&#8217; NY wins show Dems are captive to far-left base<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2617898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26170035130327.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67238,58602,75135,32171,81604],"class_list":["post-2617897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-socialism","tag-election-wins","tag-guy-benson-2","tag-political-commentary","tag-socialism-momentum"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26170035130327.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617897"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617901,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617897\/revisions\/2617901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}