By: Newt Gingrich | Gingrich 360
The recent surge in endorsements by the Democratic Socialists of America for various electoral races — congressional, state, and local — is cause for concern.
This year, the Democratic Socialists of America has endorsed 29 candidates for the House of Representatives. Of these, 11 have been defeated in their primaries, seven have won, and 11 are still awaiting their primaries.
The importance of these endorsements lies in the positions held by some of these candidates. Here are a few examples of the candidates and their viewpoints:
Melat Kiros, a former attorney, defeated 30-year incumbent Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. Endorsed by both the DSA, Denver DSA, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Kiros triumphed in her June primary with 53.2% of the vote, compared to DeGette’s 39.8%.
Kiros’s campaign website advocates for ending all wars, stating, “At $30 billion, our tax dollars have funded what nearly every human rights organization in the world, including the United Nations, has called a genocide in Palestine.” She also campaigns to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, criticizing its officers as “masked agents kidnapping innocent people” and a “terror apparatus.”
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