Far-Left Democrats Lose to Far-Far-Left DSA Challengers
10th August 2026
A fundamental error distorts news about the Democratic Socialists of America’s takeover of the Democratic Party. Journalists claim that the DSA’s radical contenders and their comrades are defeating “moderate” Democrat incumbents. Pundits are wondering how pro-Hamas Abdul El-Sayed deprived “centrist” Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan’s Democrat U.S. Senate nomination.
While the largely triumphant DSA candidates are as left-wing as advertised, the “middle-roaders” whom they are ousting are no such thing. Far-left Democrat incumbents are losing to far-far-left DSA challengers.
To judge Stevens’ alleged centrism, consult her American Conservative Union/CPAC ratings. ACU averages key roll-call votes into lifetime CPAC scores. With 0% farthest-left and 100% farthest-right, moderate Democrats should land in the middle quintile, between 40% and 60%.