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From Washington, to
Albany, to our fi ve
boroughs, there is an all
out war among Democrats
between their new relentless
progressive movement and
traditional mainstream.
There typically is a more
liberal wing of the Democratic
party, but today’s progressives
or Democratic Socialists have
made a sharp left turn to
insanity.
Think about it, support
for open borders in America,
driver’s licenses and free
health care for those here
illegally, and no bail or jail
time for those who commit
crimes have become standard
positions for some Democrats.
It is no longer just a wing
of the party; it has elected
people to offi ce like local
Congresswoman Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). Our
state Senate was recently taken
over by Democrats bolstered
by many progressives who
won primaries against more
moderate members, and
they promptly ended bail
for criminals and allowed
illegal immigrants to obtain
drivers licenses. And all the
Democratic candidates for
president recently raised their
hands on their debate stage
when asked if they support
free health care for those here
illegally with taxpayer money
because it is their “right.”
Additionally, in Queens,
Tiffany Caban is now within 16
votes of becoming the District
Attorney where a manual
recount and a court decision
about affi davit ballots will
decide the fi nal outcome. The
progressive upstart and AOC
disciple promises to legalize
prostitution and does not
support any jails in Queens
to help replace Rikers Island
because she does not believe
anyone should be locked up.
These extreme positions
rile up a small but vocal and
active base of support within
the party for primaries and
these winners sail to victory
in the general election in most
of New York City due to no real
Republican opposition.
However, in swing districts
in New York and around the
country these progressive
Democrats are too far left, and
allow Republicans a better shot
to win in the general election.
And this is the cause of the
battle within the party and
why fi nally, more Democrats
are speaking out against their
progressive brethren.
Indeed, NYS Democratic
Chairman Jay Jacobs just
let loose on Caban and her
allies in the nasty recount
battle in Queens between her
and establishment candidate
Melinda Katz. He said they
were trying to “de-legitimatize
the process.”
Even Brooklyn Democratic
Party Chair Frank Seddio
expressed a similar sentiment
blasting Caban saying, “We
have a reason for why you have
to be 35 to run for president
and I think we should have
the same thing for district
attorney.”
These comments are not
going to please the AOC — or
“All Out Crazy” — crowd, and
will just add fuel to the fi re
within the Democratic party.
These folks, like the ones who
led a rally outside of Democratic
Rep. Max Rose’s Bay Ridge
offi ce a few weeks ago defending
AOC’s remarks comparing
border detention facilities to
concentration camps and Rep.
Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic
vitriol, will help Republicans
win in contested races.
In Rose’s case, he defeated
Republican incumbent Dan
Donovan in a Brooklyn/Staten
Island swing district last
year by portraying himself
as a common sense moderate.
Now, the Brooklyn radical left
want him to join them. Rose
has been silent and has not
supported or condemned their
defense of AOC and Omar.
This is perhaps why some
have speculated that Linda
Sarsour, a local Palestinian
progressive, could challenge
Rose in a Democratic primary
next year. Like in the Queens
DA race and AOC’s primary
win against Joe Crowley, this
would be another war between
the Democrat establishment
and their far left.
It is unfortunate that there is
little opposition by Republicans
to whatever Democrat is on the
general election ballot in most
of New York City. For example,
whoever is the ultimate
winner between Caban and
Katz was expected to face a
token Republican opponent.
The Queens GOP candidate,
Daniel Kogan, said he has
raised no money and does
not intend on running a real
campaign, while Queens GOP
chairwoman JoAnn Ariola-
Shanks stated they are all in
with him. This is a testament
to the Republican dysfunction
in most of the city.
Now, there is talk of replacing
Kogan with a Democrat on
the Republican line. The split
in the Democratic party has
created real opportunities for
Republicans and they need
to seize it. But the GOP can’t
build an effective opposition
party by running members of
the opposition.
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