Snapshot · The Ben Shapiro Show
DSA candidate Daria Elisa Chevalier won 50–60% of the vote in younger, majority college-educated, and higher-income areas, while losing lower-income and majority Hispanic precincts.
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Ben Shapiro opens his main analysis with a sweeping argument: the Democratic Socialists of America are not a fringe movement riding affordability concerns — they are an ideological insurgency openly hostile to America, and their anti-Americanism is the feature, not the bug. He traces the historical arc from Barack Obama's early writings in 'Dreams from My Father,' which he argues expressed the same ideological matrix as Mamdani, through Bernie Sanders' near-victory in 2016, to the current moment where the DSA is fielding winning candidates in New York congressional primaries. The DSA's official platform, Shapiro reads aloud, calls for abolishing the Senate, replacing the executive and judiciary with Congress-subordinate bodies, defunding the Department of War, abolishing all prisons, freeing Palestine, ending sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran, granting universal amnesty, and establishing public ownership of all major corporations. Citing primary voting data, Shapiro demonstrates that DSA candidates like Chevalier win in college-educated, high-income neighborhoods while losing public housing and Hispanic precincts by 20–40 points — demolishing the working-class narrative. [1] — Ben Shapiro "The DSA's primary victories aren't being driven by housing costs — they're driven by anti-American ideology that resonates with college-edu…" 01:35
The DSA's primary victories aren't being driven by housing costs — they're driven by anti-American ideology that resonates with college-educated white progressives. Shapiro maps the complete political strategy: use the Democratic Party ballot line, recruit disaffected voters, and ride a youth coalition that already represents 56% of 18–29 year olds.
The DSA's official platform calls for abolishing the Senate, replacing the president and Supreme Court with Congress-subordinate bodies, defunding the Department of War, abolishing all prisons, ending sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran, granting universal amnesty, and public ownership of all major corporations. It's not hidden.
The Democratic Socialists of America grew from 6,500 members in 2012 to over 100,000 by early 2025, and Shapiro projects they could reach half a million by end of year.
Data from New York's primary races shows DSA candidates winning in wealthier, more educated neighborhoods while losing public housing and majority-Hispanic precincts by double digits. The working-class branding is a total fiction.
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