Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York pointed to the growing influence of democratic socialism in cities across the country.
“The most energy, the deepest energy we’ve seen has been on the far Left,” York said
He argued that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have been strong voices for the party in “deep blue single-party jurisdictions.”
Democratic socialism “appears to be spreading around further,” York said.
“The Democratic Party, which was thrown for a loop by losing to Donald Trump the second time, has an opportunity for reflection, for introspection. They look in the mirror and say, ‘We need to go further left.’ That’s their bet.”
York criticized Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico, who won the Texas Senate primary race, for arguing that the transgender community needs abortion care.
York said Talarico’s policies are, “coming to light at a time when there is a general reassessment really across the ideological spectrum of what a terrible idea so-called gender affirming care for minors was.”
“Now you’ve got a candidate who has a real record of being far off in left field on it,” York said.
Regarding the midterm elections, York said Republicans may have an advantage over democratic socialists when it comes to their efforts in redistricting.
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He said historically, voters are “tough on the president’s party” in November.
“Democrats controlling [the House of Representatives] in the next two years being just one long-pitched battle between the Democratic leadership of the House, and President Donald Trump.”