{"id":2653245,"date":"2026-09-01T20:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-house-dems-vote-to-condemn-socialism-and-the-dsa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T20:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:23:22","slug":"8-house-dems-vote-to-condemn-socialism-and-the-dsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-house-dems-vote-to-condemn-socialism-and-the-dsa\/","title":{"rendered":"8 House Dems vote to condemn socialism and the DSA"},"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\">20<\/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%2F8-house-dems-vote-to-condemn-socialism-and-the-dsa%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=2653245&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>House Democrats and Republicans recently engaged in a notable vote condemning &#8220;socialism in all its forms&#8221; and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).The resolution passed with a 220-192 majority,with nearly all Republicans and a few Democrats supporting it,while most House Democrats opposed or abstained. Democrats critiqued the resolution for its inclusion of language supporting the SAVE America Act,a voter ID bill backed by former President Trump,viewing it as a distraction from addressing cost-of-living issues. The resolution also explicitly denounces socialism and DSA, opposing socialist policies in the U.S. The debate comes amid increasing support for socialist candidates and a surge in DSA membership, wich has reached a historic high. Meanwhile,Republicans have shifted their messaging to link socialism,Marxism,and communism,emphasizing these as threats and connecting them to Democratic policies. The vote underscores ongoing ideological conflicts within American politics over socialism and its influence.  <\/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\">Eight<strong> <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"441\">House Democrats<\/a> voted with Republicans on Tuesday to condemn \u201csocialism in all its forms\u201d and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a>, marking the latest flashpoint in the broader ideological war between the Democratic Party\u2019s establishment and its insurgent socialist wing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resolution passed in a 220-192 vote. Nearly every single Republican and independent Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA), who caucuses with the GOP, voted in favor. The Democratic support came from Reps. Kathy Castor (FL), Henry Cuellar (TX), Don Davis (NC), Jared Golden (ME), Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (TX), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Darren Soto (FL), and Gabe Vasquez (NM).<\/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\/house\/4708857\/five-republicans-defected-house-rule-condemn-socialism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The five Republicans who defected on House rule condemning socialism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4708478\/house-votes-censure-chuck-edwards\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House votes to censure Chuck Edwards<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4708478\/house-votes-censure-chuck-edwards-against-his-twenty-page-letter\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House votes to censure Chuck Edwards<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA) and Maggie Goodlander (NH) voted present, while 11 other House Democrats did not vote at all.<\/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\">The overwhelming majority of House Democrats opposed the measure. A large portion cited the resolution\u2019s included language, also expressing support for enacting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, a voter ID bill backed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHouse Republicans continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >desperately push toxic voter suppression legislation<\/a> instead of working to make life more affordable for everyday Americans in the midst of a searing cost-of-living crisis,\u201d said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), adding that the he was voting no because of the SAVE Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authored by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO), the resolution not only \u201ccondemns and denounces socialism,\u201d but also stipulates that condemnation includes DSA. It further expresses opposition to the \u201cimplementation of socialist policies in the United States.\u201d<\/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\">Four moderate Democrats \u2014 Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) \u2014 proposed an amendment to the resolution Monday that would have stripped the SAVE Act endorsement out. The amendment would have also listed the failures of socialism in foreign nations. It was not adopted by the GOP-dominated House Rules Committee, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vote comes amid a string of victories by socialist candidates, including Melat Kiros in Denver and Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York, who have ousted longtime Democratic incumbents. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> also defeated the Democratic establishment in last year\u2019s mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those victories have coincided with a surge in DSA membership. The group reached 120,000 members this year, making it the largest socialist organization in American history.<\/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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4708207\/max-miller-sidesteps-reelection-questions\/\">MAX MILLER SIDESTEPS REELECTION QUESTIONS IN RETURN TO CAPITOL HILL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans have turned much of their 2026 messaging strategy toward the rise of socialism. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4662340\/memo-urges-republicans-tie-democrats-communism\/#google_vignette\">reported in July<\/a> that the House Republican Conference released a memo advising members to tie socialism and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marxism\/\">Marxism<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communism\/\">communism<\/a> when criticizing Democrats because they consider communism \u201cfar more dangerous and alarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmericans still hold communism as far more dangerous and alarming than socialism and Marxism,\u201d the memo read. \u201cThat is an important indicator for Members: do your best to connect all three together, because these government systems are fruit of the same poisonous tree.\u201d<\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 Democrats join GOP to condemn socialism, DSA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2653246,"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\/09\/House-Dems-Socialism-Vote-graphic.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4402,32923,74849,5894,12428],"class_list":["post-2653245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congress","tag-democratic-party","tag-dsa","tag-politics","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/House-Dems-Socialism-Vote-graphic.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653245","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653245"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653249,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653245\/revisions\/2653249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}