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In this video we’re going to explain the so-called civil war in the Democratic Party, the ascendancy of the democratic socialist or progressive wing, and what it means going forward.
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SOURCES:
Michigan senate primary:
https://apnews.com/article/michigan-primary-senate-elsayed-stevens-60c79349b60ffbf24a34d60b76e130ed
Mamdani clean sweep in NYC House primaries:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye652m41po
Maine Senate primary:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/troy-jackson-secures-democratic-nomination-maine-senate-seat
Colorado 1st district primary:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-socialist-melat-kiros-defeats-longtime-house-incumbent-in-colorado-primary
Michigan 13th district primary:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/thanedar-loses-michigan-house-primary-01025173
Opinion of Israel among Democrats:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/07/negative-views-of-israel-netanyahu-continue-to-rise-among-americans-especially-young-people/
Ad spending in Michigan senate primary:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-aipac.html
https://adimpact.com/blogs/michigan-senate-primary-ad-analysis-the-95m-contest
CNN polling on democratic socialists:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/30/politics/cnn-poll-a-third-of-democrats-now-identify-as-democratic-socialists
Polling on direction of Democrats:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28524353-cnn-july-poll-conducted-by-ssrs-midterms-parties/?q=left&mode=document#document/p19
https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/the-two-democratic-parties
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