{"id":2642309,"date":"2026-08-09T07:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-concludes-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-moderate-democrat-anymore-after-socialists-sweep-more-primaries\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T07:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:55:30","slug":"glenn-youngkin-concludes-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-moderate-democrat-anymore-after-socialists-sweep-more-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-concludes-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-moderate-democrat-anymore-after-socialists-sweep-more-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Youngkin Concludes There&#8217;s No Such Thing as a &#8216;Moderate Democrat Anymore&#8217; After Socialists Sweep More Primaries"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fglenn-youngkin-concludes-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-moderate-democrat-anymore-after-socialists-sweep-more-primaries%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=2642309&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>The article features Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin commenting on recent primary elections,where progressive socialist Democratic candidates gained critically important victories. Youngkin asserts that there are no longer moderate Democrats, as the party has shifted leftward, with socialist candidates winning nominations, such as Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Youngkin warns that this movement threatens American values and highlights policies endorsed by socialists,including defunding the police,abolishing institutions like the U.S. Senate and Presidency, and granting amnesty to illegal aliens. He criticizes the Democratic Party&#8217;s desire for power at the expense of conventional American principles and urges Americans from all political backgrounds to unite against socialism.Youngkin also points to his state&#8217;s experience as an example of the consequences of the Democratic Party&#8217;s leftward shift, citing increased policies like gun control, abortion rights, and tax hikes under previously moderate Democrats.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin reacted to the latest wave of progressive socialist Democrats winning primary races, saying that there\u2019s no such thing as a \u201cmoderate Democrat anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the latest round of primaries on Aug. 4, socialist candidates secured more wins \u2014 most notably with Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim endorsed by major figures in the progressive wing of the party, clinching the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democrat Party is in a battle for its very soul, and what we\u2019re seeing is the socialists are winning it,\u201d Youngkin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/video\/6402848249112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concluded<\/a> during a Wednesday interview on Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what it clearly demonstrates is that Americans have to stand together in order to battle against this socialist movement \u2014 not just Republicans, but Republicans, independents, and a lot of Democrats,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis socialist movement is real. Listen, they stand for things that are un-American \u2014 truly un-American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin noted that socialist Democratic candidates have endorsed policies such as abolishing the police, defunding the Pentagon, universal amnesty for illegal aliens, and even abolishing the U.S. Senate and the Presidency entirely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 WTF?! Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed: \u201cIf you can\u2019t say the name Abdulrahman, keep the name out your damn mouth! I\u2019ll be happy to give you lessons!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbdulrahman\u201d stated in a thick accent on purpose<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s bringing the 3RD WORLD TO AMERICA and GLOATING ABOUT IT.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfPcy8wErl\">pic.twitter.com\/qfPcy8wErl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2085021317107986670?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, this is crazy stuff,\u201d Youngkin summarized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this is what is going to be on the ballot. And so we have to have this moment as Americans to stand together and fight against socialism, and stand for the values that we hold dear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox Business host Stuart Varney asked Youngkin how he believes Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will react to El-Sayed and other socialists winning their primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin pointed to his own state as a case study for what happens when the Democrats are dragged leftward by their own base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as a moderate Democrat anymore, because the socialist wing of the Democrat Party has taken over,\u201d Youngkin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbigail Spanberger ran as a moderate,\u201d Youngkin said, referring to the Democrat who replaced him as governor after he was ineligible to run for a consecutive term under the Virginia Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day that she was inaugurated, she moved way left. And that\u2019s what we\u2019ll see out of all the Democrats, because there is no moderate Democrat anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger has indeed pushed for new gun control and abortion policies, and Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have introduced new tax hikes.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin explained that Democrats \u201cwant power so bad, they\u2019re willing to compromise the American values that this whole nation was founded upon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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