# Victor Davis Hanson: The Democrat Party Is Being Taken Over by a New Socialist Movement

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Podcast: [The Daily Signal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416)
Published: 2026-06-25T21:53:00+00:00
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## Resource

A new wave of democratic socialism is rising inside the Democrat Party, driven by candidates and activists who reject free market capitalism, American exceptionalism, and the country’s founding traditions. Figures like Zohran Mamdani, Graham Platner, Abdul El-Sayed, Bernie Sanders, and others are pushing a politics built around higher taxes, expanded entitlements, wealth redistribution, and resentment toward millionaires and billionaires. The irony is that many of the loudest socialist voices come from comfortable, affluent, or highly subsidized backgrounds while presenting themselves as champions of the working class. Socialism may win in deep-blue cities and congressional districts, but American history shows it becomes much harder to sell once voters see the full agenda in statewide and national races. Pepperdine School of Public Policy visit https://go.pepperdine.edu/dailysignal to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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