DSA approval: +17 vs Dem establishment +4
Polling shows Democrats approve of Democratic Socialists of America at +17, compared to only +4 approval for the mainstream Democratic Party in Congress.
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Venezuela Earthquake, Socialists Surge in NYC, SNAP Program EXPOSED | PBD Podcast #824
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Jun 26, 2026
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DSA Wins NYC: Democratic Socialists Take Over the Party
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The episode's biggest political segment opens with a clip of one winning DSA candidate rationalizing terror attacks as a response to colonialism. The panel connects this to a pattern: DSA candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Daryliza Avila Chevalier — all backed by Mamdani — swept competitive NYC Democratic primaries. [1] — Patrick Bet-David "DSA-endorsed candidates who want to abolish police, called Obama evil, and cheered Gaza terrorism just won NYC primaries. Even a conservati…" 24:50 A clip from The View shows a conservative panelist breaking down in crystal-clear terms how this mirrors the extremist capture she witnessed on the right: the winning candidates wanted to abolish police and all prisons, dodged murder questions four times, and tweeted that Obama is evil and Biden is a rapist. Adam presents the DSA's actual platform: replace the constitutional system with a parliamentary model, seize the means of production, open borders, zero prisons, and mandatory anti-Israel ideology. [2] — Adam "The DSA platform calls for replacing the U.S. Constitution's checks and balances with a parliamentary system, seizing the means of producti…" 33:40 Tom goes further, warning that 'defund the police' is a gateway to community Sharia courts already operating in pockets of Minneapolis and Dallas. Adam delivers the data punch: DSA polls at +17 approval among Democrats versus +4 for the party establishment. Hunter Biden's post-election thread is read aloud — arguing that conviction beats caution, cost of living is everything, and the middle is an empty room.
DSA Wins NYC: The Democratic Party Is Being Hijacked
DSA-endorsed candidates who want to abolish police, called Obama evil, and cheered Gaza terrorism just won NYC primaries. Even a conservative panelist on The View warned Democrats this is the same mistake the GOP made with extremists — and it could cost them the House.
DSA Platform Decoded: Parliamentary System, Open Borders, No Prisons
The DSA platform calls for replacing the U.S. Constitution's checks and balances with a parliamentary system, seizing the means of production, open borders, abolishing all prisons even for violent criminals, and mandatory anti-Israel ideology. This is not progressive liberalism — it is textbook communism.
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