Democratic National Leader Perfectly Fine With Socialist Wing Being Part Of His Party

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin said on Wednesday that he was accepting of socialists being part of the Democratic Party.

Democratic socialists Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have risen to prominence within the Democratic Party. Fox News host Dana Perino asked Martin on “America’s Newsroom” about “how difficult” it is for the party to win in swing states and red states, given “progressive left” politicians such as Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez.

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“I don’t think they make it difficult at all. At the end of the day, the difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party is that we’re a big tent,” Martin said. “We have lots of people in that tent from all of the different ideological wings, from conservative Democrats to centrists, to progressives, to these new leftists. And the reality is is I’ve always said that you win through addition, not subtraction. You don’t win by pushing people out of your coalition, you win by bringing people into your coalition.”

“And that includes people from all different ideological wings. Unlike the Republicans who expect everyone to march lock step over one agenda, we actually welcome dissent and debate in our party,” he continued. “We actually welcome differences of opinion and we’ll continue to do that. Because that’s what makes us strong as a Democratic Party. We’re not going to shirk away from differences.”

When asked to identify the Democratic leader they believe “best reflects the core values” of their party, 10% of Democrats picked Ocasio-Cortez, while 8% chose independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, according