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Who owns the future of the Democratic party?<\/p>\n

The Democratic Socialists of America \u2013 also known as the DSA \u2013 are having a solid year. DSA candidates won House primaries in New York, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Part of why this is kind of a big deal is that some of these candidates were going up against pretty powerful Democratic incumbents…and not just in races for federal seats. DSA candidates won down-ballot primaries for state legislature in New York, Oregon, Georgia, and Kentucky \u2013 and for mayor of DC. In the weeks since, there have been many stories of establishment Democrats frustrated by this, with different narratives coming from Democrats about why this is happening and why the DSA is a problem. But what public sentiment are Democratic voters expressing here? And if this is actually a Tea Party moment for Democrats, what does that change for everyday people?<\/p>\n

Brittany gets into it with Akela Lacy, senior politics reporter at and host of the \u201cIntercept Briefing\u201d podcast, and Michael Lange, New York political analyst, DSA member, and writer of \u201cThe Narrative Wars\u201d on Substack.<\/p>\n

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The women leaving the ‘New Right’
Progressive women have ‘had it!’ And they’re fighting back.
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Who owns the future of the Democratic party?<\/p>\n

The Democratic Socialists of America \u2013 also known as the DSA \u2013 are having a solid year. DSA candidates won House primaries in New York, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Part of why this is kind of a big deal is that some of these candidates were going up against pretty powerful Democratic incumbents…and not just in races for federal seats. DSA candidates won down-ballot primaries for state legislature in New York, Oregon, Georgia, and Kentucky \u2013 and for mayor of DC. In the weeks since, there have been many stories of establishment Democrats frustrated by this, with different narratives coming from Democrats about why this is happening and why the DSA is a problem. But what public sentiment are Democratic voters expressing here? And if this is actually a Tea Party moment for Democrats, what does that change for everyday people?<\/p>\n

Brittany gets into it with Akela Lacy<\/a>, senior politics reporter at The Intercept <\/em>and host of the \u201cIntercept Briefing\u201d podcast, and Michael Lange<\/a>, New York political analyst, DSA member, and writer of \u201cThe Narrative Wars\u201d on Substack.<\/p>\n

For more episodes on politics and culture, check out:
The women leaving the ‘New Right’<\/a>
Progressive women have ‘had it!’ And they’re fighting back.<\/a>
Christians are having a Trump-sized reckoning<\/a><\/p>\n

Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[1267,1293,1019],"class_list":["post-5995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-its-been-a-minute","tag-democratic-party","tag-democratic-primaries","tag-democratic-socialists"],"yoast_head":"\nThe DSA vs. establishment Democrats - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5995\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The DSA vs. establishment Democrats - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Who owns the future of the Democratic party?The Democratic Socialists of America \u2013 also known as the DSA \u2013 are having a solid year. 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