(This is certainly telling, isn't it?)

From: https://shorturl.at/C1S7D (dailycaller.com)

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   Nearly 100 Democrats Refuse To Condemn Socialism In Party-Shattering Vote

   Adam Pack Reporter
   November 21, 2025 11:19 AM ET

   The House of Representatives approved a resolution condemning the "horrors
   of socialism" Friday morning in a vote that sharply divided Democratic
   lawmakers.

   Lawmakers voted 285 to 98 in favor of the measure offered by Republican
   Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, the daughter of Cuban exiles, that
   denounced socialism in "all its forms" and socialist policies in the
   United States. More than seven dozen Democrats backed the resolution,
   including House Democratic leadership.

   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who is viewed as a leader of
   the Democratic Party's left flank, opposed the measure condemning
   socialism.

   Two Democratic lawmakers, North Carolina Rep. Deborah Ross and Oregon Rep.
   Janelle Bynum, voted "present" on the resolution.

   All voting Republicans supported Salazar's resolution. Twenty Republicans
   did not vote.

   The vote comes as support for socialism is on the rise across the country
   with proudly socialist candidates winning mayoral races in New York City
   and Seattle this November.

   New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has proposed raising the minimum
   wage to $30, launching government-run grocery stores and making the city's
   bus system free to ride. Mamdani has sidestepped questions about how he
   intends to pay for the free buses after Democratic New York Governor Kathy
   Hochul balked at raising taxes.

   An increasingly larger portion of Democrats prefer socialism to
   capitalism, according to a Gallup poll released in September. The poll
   found that 66% of Democrats hold a positive view of socialism compared to
   44% who view capitalism favorably.

   Republicans slammed their Democratic counterparts for opposing the
   resolution.

   "There is nothing `controversial' about denouncing a poisonous, failed,
   and deadly ideology," Salazar, whose parents fled Cuba when communist
   Fidel Castro took power, wrote on X. "Socialism will never take root in
   the United States. Not while I'm here to stop it."

   Democrats, led by California Rep. Maxine Waters, argued the resolution was
   a waste of time and said the lower chamber should be focused on lowering
   costs for Americans.

   Democrats' diverging positions on the resolution showed that socialism
   remains politically toxic outside liberal enclaves.

   House Democrats who are running for Senate in next year's midterm
   elections notably supported the resolution condemning socialist policies.

   Democratic Reps. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, Haley Stevens of Michigan
   and Angie Craig of Minnesota voted "yes."

   House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who also supported the resolution,
   dodged questions probing his views on socialism Thursday.

   "I plan on voting in the manner consistent with how I have voted in the
   past," Jeffries, who is facing a socialist primary challenger, said while
   exiting a press conference without specifying his position.

   When pressed whether he condemns socialism, Jeffries repeated the same
   statement.

   "Listen, I believe as Democrats, that we believe in a country where we
   have a strong floor and no ceiling," Jeffries added. "That's what we
   believe in as Democrats, that when you work hard and play by the rules in
   the United States of America, there should be no ceiling to the success
   that you can achieve for yourself and for your family and for your
   community.

   "Strong floor, no ceiling," Jeffries said again.

   "At the same period of time, we believe in a strong floor," the minority
   leader repeated for the third time.

   The minority later did not say whether he condemned socialism.
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