{"id":2653176,"date":"2026-09-01T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-panicking-over-upcoming-socialism-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:06:15","slug":"house-democrats-panicking-over-upcoming-socialism-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-panicking-over-upcoming-socialism-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats Panicking Over Upcoming Socialism Vote"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fhouse-democrats-panicking-over-upcoming-socialism-vote%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=2653176&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 the controversy surrounding the upcoming House vote on condemning socialism. House Democrats are reluctant to take a formal stand against socialism, partly because many within their party view socialism positively-according to a CBS\/YouGov poll, 58% of Democrats see socialism as favorable-while independents tend to view it negatively, with 42% having a negative opinion.<\/p>\n<p>A proposed resolution, tied to the SAVE America Act, aims to condemn all forms of socialism and reinforce support for election security, voter ID, and American sovereignty. Republicans, including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, strongly oppose socialism, equating it with communism and criticizing its implementation globally. Simultaneously occurring, some Democrats, like Rep. Josh Gottheimer and others, criticize the bill as a political stunt rather than a serious effort.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation supported by Republicans, notably Trump, would require proof of citizenship for voting and limit mail-in voting, but Democrats oppose these measures, citing their support for policies like Medicare for All, open borders, and other socialist-leaning agendas. Some Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have publicly shown support for the Democratic Socialists of America, indicating a nuanced position within the party. <\/p>\n<p>Voicing concerns about socialism\u2019s global history and its failures, Senate Minority leader Rand Paul emphasizes the importance of solutions over experiments with failed policies, urging Democrats to openly vote on condemning socialism and own their policy positions.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>House Democrats are upset that the Republican majority is going to make them go on record before the November midterms on whether they condemn socialism.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t want to take that vote, because socialism is still a losing issue in the American public overall, but a winner within the Democratic ranks.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/cms\/prod_cms_alt\/file\/2026\/08\/16\/2379b719-cb05-4aea-87fd-f27467e6c7ae\/cbsnews_20260816_sun.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS\/YouGov poll<\/a> released last month found 58 percent of Democrats view socialism as \u201cvery positive\u201d or \u201csomewhat positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, only 36 percent of independents do, and 42 percent view it negatively, and that could be the margin of victory in many swing-state races.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-rules.house.gov\/files\/documents\/hressocialism_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four-page resolution<\/a> will be attached to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-anna-paulina-luna-declares-war-senate-save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, concerning voter ID, which, of course, nearly all Democrats hate.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution reads that the House \u201ccondemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States; reaffirms its support for free, fair, and secure elections; reiterates the notion that American elections are for American citizens only; recommits itself to upholding the Constitution of the United States; and calls for enactment of the SAVE America Act to ensure election security, increase public confidence in America\u2019s voting system, and close loopholes in order to prevent noncitizens from voting in elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Majority Whip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-lawmakers-demand-action-somali-gangs-open-fire-minnesota-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Emmer<\/a> said Tuesday, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing democratic about socialism. They are communists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He posted on X, \u201cThe contrast is clear: free enterprise, innovation, and the American dream \u2013 or communism, desperation, and a higher cost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is nothing democratic about socialism.<\/p>\n<p>The contrast is clear: free enterprise, innovation, and the American dream \u2013 or communism, desperation, and a higher cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>Choose freedom, and choose America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cqWcFxMMNF\">pic.twitter.com\/cqWcFxMMNF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOPMajorityWhip\/status\/2094831698672263202?\">September 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/01\/democrats-house-socialism-republicans-save-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> regarding the upcoming House vote, \u201cThis isn\u2019t a serious bill,\u201d adding, \u201cIf you actually want to take on socialism instead of playing political games, you don\u2019t slip in the SAVE [America] Act as a poison pill that you know no Democrat will vote for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gottheimer and fellow centrist Reps. Hillary Scholten of Michigan, Tom Suozzi of New York, and Jared Moskowitz of Florida \u201ctried and failed to replace the measure with one excluding any mention of the SAVE Act,\u201d Axios noted.<\/p>\n<p>And Rep. Scott Peters of California said, \u201cI\u2019ve voted against socialism before. I\u2019m for a clean anti-socialism resolution,\u201d but will \u201cgo nowhere near\u201d the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<p>The SAVE Act legislation, which President Donald Trump supports, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uh-oh-video-captures-schumer-finally-admitting-hates-save-america-act-cleans-voter-rolls-every-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">require<\/a> Americans to show proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and to present photo ID when voting. It would also place limits on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triumphs-scotus-dems-counting-mail-voting-prepare-panic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mail-in voting<\/a>, but would still allow it for those who are disabled, serving in the military, or traveling out of their home state.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just the SAVE America Act that Democrats won\u2019t support; they can\u2019t condemn socialism because they support much of the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s agenda: Medicare for all, open borders, defunding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, packing the Supreme Court, taxing the \u201crich,\u201d and all the rest.<\/p>\n<p>With the November midterm elections approaching, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-rejoins-democratic-socialists-rumored-2028-presidential-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejoined<\/a> the DSA after a seven-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at an event last week, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton described her party\u2019s foray into socialism as a \u201chealthy\u201d development.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky responded, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing \u2018healthy\u2019 about the Democratic Party flirting with socialism. Experiments have subjects, and in this one it\u2019s the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There\u2019s nothing \u201chealthy\u201d about the Democratic Party flirting with socialism. Experiments have subjects, and in this one it\u2019s the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Socialism has been tried on every continent, and it produced shortages, censorship, and people risking their lives to leave. Young\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XHaf5mPL8\">https:\/\/t.co\/8XHaf5mPL8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/2093411540745486647?\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocialism has been tried on every continent, and it produced shortages, censorship, and people risking their lives to leave. Young Americans deserve solutions, not a test run of failed policies the world already rejected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats should not be afraid to take a vote on socialism. 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