Democrats Abandoning Party Over Rising Socialism
The Democratic Party is currently engaged in a growing civil war between the party’s more moderate, America-loving liberal faction and hard-left socialists.
For some long-time Democrats, the choice has become one of sticking with the party regardless of which candidates are winning elections or finding a new political home.
Increasingly, it’s the latter.
“I refused to defend or support anyone with an SS Totenkampf tattoo, simply because they had a ‘D’ next to their name,” former Jill Biden spokesman Michael LaRosa wrote on the X platform, in an apparent reference to former Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.
He then made a reference to Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a far-left candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
“I won’t defend or support anyone who is too cowardly to stand up to extremists who think the mother of my best friend, who jumped from 95 stories because the alternative was worse, deserved what happened to her,” he wrote, regarding the 9/11 attacks on the then-Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
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“Her only crime was showing up to work that morning,” LaRosa continued.
“The Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan won’t or can’t stand up to the guy who says she ‘deserved’ what she got that morning she showed up for work,” he said, noting that El-Sayed is campaigning with surrogate Hasan Piker, who has said the U.S. “deserved” the attack.
LaRosa isn’t the only Democrat turning his back on the rise of socialism within party ranks.
Veteran Democratic attorney Julian Epstein has publicly announced his opposition to El-Sayed and endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers in the state’s closely watched Senate race.
Epstein, who served as chief legal counsel to House Democrats during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment proceedings and later worked on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, outlined his position in a New York Post opinion article published Thursday.
In an interview with Fox News Digital on Friday, Epstein said the op-ed represented his decision to “jump ship” and support the Republican nominee in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate contests.
“The Democrats have gone off the deep end,” Epstein told Fox News Digital.
“I think the lunatics are in charge of the asylum. I think that there is no room in the tent for people that want to destroy our Constitution,” he continued.
“There’s no room in the tent for people that want to align themselves with radical Islam,” he said.
“There’s no room in a tent for people that want to align themselves with antisemitism,” Epstein added.
“And there’s no room, in my view, for people who don’t have any interest in building for the next generation but only want to redistribute what others have created and want to basically tear down the free market that has been the most effective anti-poverty liberation machine that human beings have ever invented,” he told the outlet.
He went on to warn that the party is “jumping off a cliff” and then predicted that a “large number” of other Democrats would eventually bail on the party as well.
“I have been criticizing the Democratic Party for a long time as being far to the left of the median voter,” he told Fox.
“So, just as a matter of practical politics and pragmatism, I think the party has gone way too far left, but I think that the party has also lost its moral center,” Epstein said.
The Democratic strategist went on to praise Rogers as being a “practical, middle-of-the-road normie guy” who would have aligned with much of the Clinton administration back in the day.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
