The DSA Is a Hate Group, and What It Hates Is America

It would be recognized as such if its policy preferences were right of center.

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From left: Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Zohran Mamdani, and Aber Kawas are shown before a Democratic Socialists of America flag.

Eduardo Munoz, Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images, NR Illustration

As it was becoming clear on Tuesday night that the Democratic primary voters were eagerly handing their party’s reins over to Democratic Socialists, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker (D.) made his peace with his new Marxist overlords.

When asked to respond to Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s observation that those who once described themselves as the “dirtbag left” are on the ascendancy, Booker chastised his Democratic colleague for “picking fights” with the insurgents already at war with Democratic establishmentarians. “One of the things that makes the Democratic Party great is it’s a big tent party,” Booker contended. “We need to stay that way.”

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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