{"id":28347,"date":"2025-12-27T18:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28347"},"modified":"2025-12-27T18:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:15:56","slug":"obama-says-dems-ought-to-welcome-socialists-if-party-wants-to-win-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28347","title":{"rendered":"Obama Says Dems Ought to Welcome Socialists If Party Wants To Win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Barack Obama said Thursday that Democrats should embrace socialists as an important part of their political coalition.<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the \u201cPod Save America\u201d podcast, Obama urged party leaders not to impose \u201clitmus tests\u201d on members with differing views and described newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, as \u201cpart of a vision for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTuesday was nice, but we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do. And your task is going to be not to impose litmus tests,\u201d\u00a0Obama said. \u201cWe had [Democratic Virginia Gov.-elect] Abigail Spanberger win and we had Zohran Mandani win and they are all part of a vision for the future. Our job is to say that we want everybody engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cAnd we want to have a conversation about how to make sure that every person in this country is treated with dignity and respect, and there are ladders of opportunity, and that there\u2019s the possibility of community, and that we\u2019re getting along not in some clich\u00e9, phonied way, but in a genuine, deep way where we recognize, yeah, we have differences, and yes, there are fights that are going to have to be fought, but that deep down there is something core in us that we have in common that is extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamdani won the mayoral race on a platform that included raising taxes on corporations and wealthy residents, implementing a citywide rent freeze, providing free bus service and childcare, and establishing city-owned grocery stores.<\/p>\n

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A recent Gallup poll released Sept. 8 found that only 42% of Democrats viewed capitalism positively, while 66% expressed a favorable opinion of socialism. The following day, NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza cautioned on his YouTube channel that the Democratic Party\u2019s growing embrace of socialism could jeopardize its chances in the 2028 election.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI guess it\u2019s not terribly surprising, but I do think if I am a Democrat who wants to win the 2028 election \u2026 That would worry me candidly because socialism broadly will not sell,\u201d Cillizza said. \u201cYou can call it democratic socialism. You can call it whatever you want. But the idea of socialism will not sell in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin said during an appearance on Fox News\u2019 America\u2019s Newsroom on Aug. 6 that he believes embracing socialists is essential to the Democratic Party\u2019s long-term electoral success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lots of people in that tent from all of the different ideological wings, from conservative Democrats to centrists, to progressives, to these new leftists,\u201d Martin said, per the Daily Caller. \u201cAnd the reality is is I\u2019ve always said that you win through addition, not subtraction. You don\u2019t win by pushing people out of your coalition, you win by bringing people into your coalition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the hypocrisy of socialism is already rearing its head in New York City, as Mayor-elect Mamdani\u00a0abandoned the Big Apple\u00a0for a luxury suite and gathering in Puerto Rico for the annual Somos conference.<\/p>\n

Every year, politicians officially meet on the island to talk about topics that matter to Puerto Rico and its citizens.<\/p>\n

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The conference is a chance for politicians to get away from their usual surroundings and unwind while they network and make plans for the coming year.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the people in charge waited to see Mamdani, who was the star of the hour. The conference is also the official start of the race for City Council speaker and statewide races, like Hochul\u2019s bid for reelection.<\/p>\n

Mamdani thought about his win after arriving on a commercial airline on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be here in Puerto Rico. And you know that question was asked of me of where I would go outside of the country, and I\u2019m happy to be here at Somos,\u201d Mamdani said, adding that he wants to raise taxes on \u2018wealthy\u2019 New Yorkers and corporations to fund his giveaway schemes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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