{"id":2645174,"date":"2026-08-14T14:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialists-are-winning-the-democrats-civil-war-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:10:54","slug":"socialists-are-winning-the-democrats-civil-war-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialists-are-winning-the-democrats-civil-war-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialists are winning the Democrats&#8217; civil war: Byron York"},"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%2Fsocialists-are-winning-the-democrats-civil-war-byron-york%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=2645174&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 discusses Byron York&#8217;s insights into the growing ideological divide within the democratic Party,emphasizing concern among mainstream Democrats about the rise of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-adjacent candidates. York highlights recent victories of socialist-leaning candidates in primaries across states like New York and Michigan, indicating a shift that worries traditional Democrats. Despite close statewide race results, some Democrats are even supporting Republican candidates over progressive Democrats, exemplified by the Michigan Senate race where some prefer Republican mike Rogers over DSA-supported Abdul el Sayed. Poll data reveals that while el Sayed enjoys strong support from DSA members and independents, a notable portion of Democrats remain hesitant, with some discomfort evident in cross-party support patterns. York concludes that these trends reflect unease within the Democratic base regarding the party&#8217;s ideological direction.  <\/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>chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> said the growing divide within the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> is creating unease for mainstream Democrats as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a>-adjacent candidates have \u201ctaken a step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mainstream Democrats are \u201cvery concerned because DSA, and what you might call DSA-adjacent candidates, are really on a higher level now than they were just a few weeks ago,\u201d York said Friday on <em>Fox &#038; Friends<\/em>.<\/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\/4687703\/byron-york-socialists-winning-democratic-civil-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats\u2019 civil war is heating up. Byron York says socialists are winning<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4687504\/liberal-women-conservative-women-in-politics\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Young women are moving left. So why are so many powerful women on the Right?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4687111\/max-miller-miss-hearings-gop-house-majority\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Max Miller said he could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-miller-said-he-could-miss-court-hearings-due-to-slim-gop-house-majority\/\" title=\"Max Miller said he could miss court hearings due to slim GOP House majority\">miss court hearings due<\/a> to slim GOP House majority<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York highlighted how socialist candidates such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4624808\/claire-valdez-new-york-hot-take-nationalize-airline-industry\/\">Claire Valdez<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4621941\/new-york-democratic-primary-13th-district\/\">Darializa Avila Chevalier<\/a> won House primaries in New York, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673520\/michigan-senate-democratic-primary-results-2026\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> won the Senate primary in Michigan, and how close <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4682734\/francesca-hong-loses-david-crowley-democratic-primary-for-wisconsin-governor-race\/\">Francesca Hong<\/a> was to winning the Democratic primary in Wisconsin\u2019s gubernatorial race.<\/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\">\u201cI think you\u2019d have to say that even though they were 1-1 in those statewide races, that is a step forward for the DSA, and it\u2019s causing more concern to those mainstream Democrats,\u201d York said.<\/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=3679358&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=eb382ef9d718a27993e75ec2d40fb85d\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Democrats are even making the decision to back former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Michigan Republican Senate nominee, over<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\"> el Sayed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fox News conducted a Senate poll showing el Sayed having roughly 98% support from DSA Democrats and independents, compared to Rogers with only 2%.<\/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\">However, when compared to support from non-DSA Democrats and independents, el Sayed had 69% while Rogers had 27%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4685796\/bad-polls-dsa-more-appealing-than-it-was\/\"><strong>DID BAD POLLS MAKE DSA MORE APPEALING THAN IT WAS?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s really fascinating there is normally at this point in a race, you\u2019re going to see all the Republicans in their corner and all the Democrats in their corner,\u201d York said. \u201cYou do have that with Rogers and the Republicans in Michigan, but with the Democrats, you have this significant [number], a fifth, almost a quarter of Democrats saying they\u2019re going to support Rogers.<\/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\">\u201cNow, that is really unusual, and it is clear evidence that they are uncomfortable with what\u2019s happening in the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mainstream Dems uneasy as DSA-aligned candidates advance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4259,"featured_media":2645175,"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\/zumaamericasfiftyone397298-e1786727326295.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37928,34944,32923,5894,12428],"class_list":["post-2645174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-byron-york","tag-civil-war","tag-democratic-party","tag-politics","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zumaamericasfiftyone397298-e1786727326295.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645174","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\/4259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645174"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645179,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645174\/revisions\/2645179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}