Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is making a hazardous gamble that could shatter the Democratic Party from within. By throwing her unequivocal support behind New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, Warren has cornered her fellow Democrats into a no-win scenario. They must either back Mamdani’s radical socialist agenda or openly reject it.
“For me, New York City is the place to start the conversation for Democrats on how affordability is the central issue, the central reason to be a Democrat, and that delivering on it in meaningful, tangible ways that will touch working families is why we’re here,” Warren said earlier this week. “When someone stands up and says, ‘I will lead this city by making it more affordable — and here are my plans, real plans, plans to deliver on childcare, plans to deliver on housing, plans to deliver. We’re going to experiment. We’re going to try things on groceries.’ That is the Democratic message.”
Elizabeth Warren says Mamdani’s plan is the “Democratic Message”
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So just to be clear, this is the official democratic message:
- Defund the police
- Release all the criminals from prison
- Disarm law abiding citizens
- seize your property
- free child m*tiIation
- ban ICE pic.twitter.com/13YTGI3TWO
Before Warren’s statement, Democrats could easily dismiss Mamdani’s campaign as an isolated local matter irrelevant to national politics. But her bold endorsement changed the game. Now every Democrat running for office through November 2026 faces a stark choice: embrace the socialism that Mamdani and Warren champion or face the wrath of the party’s left-wing enforcers insisting on ideological purity.
And, as the New York Post noted, other Democrats have avoided endorsing Mamdani.
The Massachusetts senator’s blessing came as Mamdani continues to struggle to gain actual endorsements from other high-profile Dems, notably his fellow New Yorkers Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s minority leader, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Kathy Hochul.
All three avoided outright endorsing Mamdani after the Queens state Assemblyman trounced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June’s Democratic mayoral primary — an upset that prompted a wave of soul-searching among more moderate Dems wary of a socialist being the party’s standard-bearer.
But now, there’s no more sidestepping this issue. Democrats in Congress can no longer conveniently dodge questions about Mamdani by focusing only on races “closer to home.” They must confront whether they endorse Warren’s vision, which echoes policies more reminiscent of Soviet communism than American capitalism.
Warren is placing her chips on America's readiness to embrace socialism. Maybe that won’t hurt her in Massachusetts, but it’s not good for the party overall.
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She urges Democrats to hop on the socialist bandwagon. Yet standing for something is not enough when that something repels a majority of voters. If her bet fails, Democrats face a political exile that could last for years. Political history shows socialism’s record of failure again and again. Warren’s reckless gamble could very well be the party’s undoing.
If Democrats have any interest in long-term political survival, they need to decide whether they’re going to keep letting the far left drag them off the deep end — and fast. Warren’s open embrace of socialism isn’t just a Massachusetts quirk anymore; it’s becoming a litmus test for the party.
And that’s not going to end well for Democrats.
