{"id":2637187,"date":"2026-07-29T11:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-different-paths-for-democrats-in-fight-over-socialism\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:13:39","slug":"two-different-paths-for-democrats-in-fight-over-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-different-paths-for-democrats-in-fight-over-socialism\/","title":{"rendered":"Two different paths for Democrats in fight over socialism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Ftwo-different-paths-for-democrats-in-fight-over-socialism%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=2637187&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>Two polls present contrasting narratives about the internal Democratic Party struggle between the establishment and far-left candidates. In Wisconsin,efforts by establishment Democrats to prevent state Rep. Francesca hong,a Democratic Socialists of America member,from securing the gubernatorial nomination have led to a resurgence for Hong,who currently leads with 44% of the vote,well ahead of her main competitors,Crowley and Barnes. Despite attempts to unify the non-socialist vote behind Crowley, support remains divided.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Michigan, a new poll shows Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers leading progressive Democrat abdul el Sayed by a meaningful margin, raising concerns among Democrats about el Sayed\u2019s general election viability. in contrast, other polling sources suggest el Sayed still maintains a slight edge nationally, but Democratic insiders worry about the growing socialist influence within the party, especially in key battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Senate race also reflects similar tensions, with Democrats anxious over socialist candidates performing strongly and perhaps affecting the party\u2019s prospects. in response, Democrats are taking measures such as supporting more moderate candidates and reshuffling their primary and campaign strategies. these developments highlight ongoing debates within the Democratic Party about it&#8217;s ideological direction and electoral strategy ahead of upcoming primaries and the 2024 elections.  <\/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\">Two different polls tell two competing stories about the fight between the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663234\/democratic-establishment-fights-back-against-socialists\/\">Democratic establishment<\/a> and the far-left candidates who have increasingly been winning the party\u2019s primaries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin<\/a>, establishment Democrats have been working to deny state Rep. Francesca Hong, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4652623\/what-dsa-wants\/\">Democratic Socialists of America member<\/a>, their party\u2019s gubernatorial nomination by luring Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley back into the race and nudging Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez out.<\/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\/4666986\/two-different-paths-democrats-fight-over-socialism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two different paths for Democrats in fight over socialism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4664050\/dnc-relevancy-ken-martin-scandal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DNC faces questions of relevancy in wake of Ken Martin\u2019s scandals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4661672\/house-starts-august-recess-kicks-off-campaign-stretch-traveling-districts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House starts its August recess and kicks off crucial campaign stretch<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new State Navigator poll suggests this bid to consolidate the non-socialist vote behind Crowley and against Hong isn\u2019t working yet. Hong leads with 44% of the vote, well ahead of Crowley, who is at 15%. Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is right behind Crowley at 14%, suggesting the non-socialists haven\u2019t quite coalesced. Rodriguez is still drawing 4%. Hong has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrancescaHongWI\/status\/2082259194388853034\">tried to distance herself <\/a>from aspects of the DSA platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">In Michigan, came a new Glengariff poll showing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers leading progressive Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> by 49% to 38.7% while narrowly trailing the more establishment-friendly Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) with 44.7% to her 45.5%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While that isn\u2019t a poll measuring how Michigan Democrats will vote in the Senate primary, it ought to give some of those voters pause about nominating el Sayed at the precise moment the momentum in the race appears to be shifting against him. The same pollster previously showed Stevens leading el Sayed in the primary by 7 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/senate\/2026\/michigan\"><em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>polling average<\/a> had recently been showing both Democrats faring about the same against Rogers, who narrowly lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in 2024, clinging to a slim 0.5-point lead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">Slotkin beat Rogers by 0.34 points nearly two years ago. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> was at the top of the ticket and carrying Michigan at the time. But Slotkin was also a less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities\/\" title=\"After A Surge In Violent Crime, Progressives Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities\">progressive candidate<\/a> than el Sayed, though his supporters argue Democrats would be demoralized by a Stevens primary win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other pollsters, like the Democratic firm Data for Progress, still have el Sayed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/6b7e5f604f9a\/american-priorities-el-sayed-poll-memo-7-15\">way ahead<\/a>, which contributes to his 1.6-point edge in the <em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>average. Justin Amash, a former Michigan Republican congressman who is neutral in the race, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justinamash\/status\/2082192070379241555\">expressed skepticism <\/a>that there would be such a big difference between el Sayed and Stevens in a general election against Rogers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic insiders are nevertheless nervous about el Sayed\u2019s general election prospects in what has become a battleground state. They have the same feelings about Hong in Wisconsin, a state that \u2014 like Michigan \u2014 voted for Trump in two of the last three presidential elections. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">The Maine Senate race made Democrats particularly jittery about the socialist surge within their party, as Graham Platner looked poised to fall behind Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME). Platner was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4638165\/graham-platner-biden-treatment-democrats\/\">pushed out<\/a>, but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655298\/troy-jackson-delegate-sweep-maine-senate-race-platner-replacement\/\">replaced<\/a> with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/troy-jackson\/\">a candidate<\/a> much <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4664020\/gop-maine-campaign-strategy-troy-jackson-platner\/\">like himself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With socialists <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4661780\/year-of-the-dsa-democratic-politics\/\">dominating the headlines<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/2082100712490537232\">some polls<\/a> have found the Democrats\u2019 generic congressional ballot advantage over Republicans narrowing. A CBS News-YouGov poll <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OpenSourceZone\/status\/2082136603393212436\">showed<\/a> just 41% saying Democrats\u2019 policies would help with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\">affordability<\/a>, a crucial issue in the midterm elections, to 59% who said either they won\u2019t change anything or will actually hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Platner debacle, Democrats have made a number of moves aimed at pushing back against the left-wing trend. They have circled the wagons around Stevens in Michigan. They have attempted to shake up the governor\u2019s race in Wisconsin. They have opted to kick off their 2028 presidential nomination contest in South Carolina, where black voters have twice decisively rejected Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT), rather than New Hampshire, where Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-coretz\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) led in a recent poll.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4657182\/dsa-endorsement-tracker-socialists-running-for-office-across-america\/\"><strong>DSA ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE ARE THE SOCIALISTS RUNNING FOR OFFICE ACROSS AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these moves initially appear to be more successful than others, but time will tell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Michigan Democratic Senate primary is next Tuesday, while the Wisconsin Democrats\u2019 gubernatorial contest is the following week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polls reveal conflicting views on Dems&#8217; left-wing vs. establishment fight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2637188,"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\/07\/zumaamericasfiftytwo620777.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,83379,37043,12428,81614],"class_list":["post-2637187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-policy-divide","tag-political-debate","tag-socialism","tag-united-states-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zumaamericasfiftytwo620777.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637187","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637187"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637191,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637187\/revisions\/2637191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}