Any major party = 40% shot at power
Shapiro argues that controlling any major U.S. party gives you at least a 40% chance of winning national power, making the DSA's strategy genuinely dangerous.
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Step 3: Cowing the Moderates — Threats, Obama, and the DSA's Grip
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Step 3 — intimidating moderate Democrats into submission — is playing out live. Shapiro plays a clip of Hasan Piker screaming at the camera that Richie Torres has two years before the DSA comes for him, warning the congressman that every pro-Israel vote will be remembered. Then comes the Obama clip from The Late Show: the former president calling Mamdani an 'extraordinary talent' and endorsing his communication style as exactly what Democrats need. Shapiro argues Obama was never a moderate — he just hid his politics better — and that his willingness to normalize Mamdani proves Step 3 is working. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Barack Obama appearing on Colbert to praise Mamdani as an 'extraordinary talent' is the proof: the normie left has already been cowed. Shap…" 44:20 Even Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, presented as a moderate, is revealed to have said he 'hates Christianity' and calls Jesus a 'socialist anarchist from ancient Palestine.' The conclusion: there are no real moderates left in the Democratic coalition willing to fight the DSA.
Hasan Piker Threatens Richie Torres
Hasan Piker, celebrating in Times Square he declared 'commie town,' used his platform to directly threaten moderate Democrat Richie Torres, warning him he has two years before the DSA comes for him. This is the intimidation phase of the four-step strategy playing out live.
Obama Paved the Road for Mamdani
Barack Obama appearing on Colbert to praise Mamdani as an 'extraordinary talent' is the proof: the normie left has already been cowed. Shapiro argues Obama was never a moderate — he just hid his politics better. Now there's no need to hide.
Obama praised Mamdani on Colbert
Barack Obama appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and called Zohran Mamdani an 'extraordinary talent,' illustrating how the normie left is cowing to the DSA.
President AOC: No Longer Remote
Shapiro lays out the realistic scenario: an economic downturn, Republican corruption scandals, a strong midterm for Democrats attributed to DSA energy, and AOC on the ballot in 2028. She's already at 10% on prediction markets. Don't say it can't happen — Trump in 2016 was also dismissed.
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