A socialist is poised to become mayor of a major US city. Is it a movement or a blip?

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers a campaign update at the Hotel Vermont on March 11, 2020, in Burlington, Vt.

Republicans nationally seek to weaponize the"socialist" label against all Democrats, regardless of how progressive their policies are, but while the win-rate for DSA-backed candidates and referendums is good given how new the movement is, overall, it's pretty low and the wins garnering the most national attention have been in solidly blue jurisdictions.

"We've seen that already ... Sanders clearly was part of the reason why the Democratic Party moved to the left in 2020. We can see the influence of further left candidates in pressuring the Democrats to advocate for certain kinds of policies," she said.AJ Acosta and Will Shattuc chat behind the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America table during the Defend Our Democracy: Count Every Vote event held at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, Calif., Nov. 4, 2020.

While Berman believes that candidates openly identifying as democratic socialists, as opposed to just advocating for the policies without attaching oneself to that label, gives Republicans"something concrete" to point to to say that balance of power in the Democratic Party is far-left.

we are in big trouble……voters are destroying us.

Have fun buffalo

Sorry New York. U get wat u pay for. Don’t cry when ur city is overrun by more criminal activity than usual n ur totally lawless.

WOW-:))👍😊

Welfare recipients will be happy! Free everything for everybody, pure white people that have to pay for it!

We'll watch and read

I call bullshit. There's no such thing as a socialist in the VBNMW machine

Watch Buffalo go down in flames. I hope I’m wrong, but I doubt it. Socialism is a failed ideology. One many men and women fought to protect us against. It’s so sad to see this.

Wow AdonicaSS!!

If only Americans were as concerned about legitimate, nationwide problems as they are about a mayoral candidate of Buffalo...

What a relief! ABC has finally reported about a person without highlighting the person's skin colour. Well done ABC. You are growing in maturity, fairness and respect.!

Good luck to her. I am not holding my breath.

Good on her. Good on Buffalo. Now can we have more of this, maybe & especially in Texas? Soon I hope.

basedsouthern basedsouthern Is she a good candidate.

I can almost hear the Fox news propoganda machine whining into action.

I’m a refugee from a Marxist country. My family suffered generations of brutal persecution. It’s stunning that these assholes think socialism is cool.

bad news

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Im going to donate to her opponent, and dig for oppo on her

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