How socialists took over the Democratic Party

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Democrats may be looking at a different kind of red wave this year based on Tuesday night’s primary results, a throwback to when the color red signified not the Republican Party, but socialism.

A trio of socialist primary victories in New York City, when left-wing candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated establishment Democrats, is part of a broader national trend that could see socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) end his political career on a high note.

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