Will Obama Speak Out as Democratic Socialists Attempt a Far-Left Takeover of His Party?

President Obama recently explained why he rarely comments on current politics: “There are moments … where our core values are at stake. In those moments, I think it’s appropriate for me to say something.”Yet if the rise of democratic socialism inside his own party, the growing denunciation of capitalism and accusations that Israel is committing “genocide” don’t qualify as moments when America’s core values are at stake, what does?In 2013, Mr. Obama said, “… nobody questions the efficacy of market economies in terms of producing wealth and innovation and keeping us competitive.”Today, some of the Democratic Party’s rising stars, with the biggest voices, do exactly that.Mayor Zohran Mamdani vows to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” One of his endorsed congressional candidates, Darializa Avila Chevalier, expressed views that would have been unrecognizable in the Democratic Party of Mr. Obama.Ms. Avila Chevalier once retweeted: “I just cannot get over the fact that the universe has foisted upon us the perfect illustration of literally every failing of capitalism and people are still like we can’t be communists cuz there won’t be enough types of soup.” CNN examined her now-deleted X account and reported it contained “repeated sympathetic references to communism, Marxist ideology and Soviet figures, including Vladimir Lenin.” Another post encouraged workers to “seize the means of production.” Another advocated for labor’s control of wealth. She wrote: “You can call that communism, you can call it socialism, you can call it pancakes.” She described Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” as an “essential must-read.”Her posts went well beyond economics. In April 2020, she called President Biden, then a candidate, a “rapist.” After Vice President Harris urged migrants not to cross the southern border illegally, Ms. Avila Chevalier responded: “I have no nuance to add. (Expletive) Kamala Harris.”Ms. Avila Chevalier called for abolishing police and prisons, posted about wiping her hands on the American flag, and denounced interracial relationships by accusing Black and Arab men of “fetishizing ugly colonizer women,” one of several posts in which she attacked white women.Another Mamdani-endorsed Democratic nominee for the House of Representatives, Claire Valdez, has vowed to “take away buildings” from alleged slumlords and supports nationwide rent control.Where is Mr. Obama?This brings us to Israel.Mr. Mamdani, Ms. Avila Chevalier, and Ms. Valdez belong to the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization that supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel and calls Israel an “apartheid” state engaged in “genocide” in Gaza. Never mind that Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2024 called the genocide accusation “meritless.”Following Hamas’ October 7 attack, Mr. Obama defended Israel’s right to defend itself. He has never accused Israel of genocide. In 2025, he wrote on X: “After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited with their families; and that vital aid can start reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered.”Yet as Mr. Mamdani, DSA-backed candidates and others within the Democratic Party increasingly describe Israel as an apartheid state committing genocide, where is Mr. Obama?How strong is this socialist, anti-Israel tide?Governor Gavin Newsom strongly opposed a wealth tax in California on the state ballot in November, warning that it would drive high earners from California. Yet almost immediately after all Mamdani-endorsed candidates won their primaries, Newsom called for “an economic reset for America” and endorsed a nationwide billionaire tax.A California state senator, Scott Wiener, a gay Jewish progressive Democrat running to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was loudly and profanely berated a week ago at a Trans Pride march for refusing to accuse Israel of genocide. Days later, he reversed himself and did just that.Mr. Obama once scoffed at those who called him a socialist, saying they should “meet real socialists.” He defended market economics as the engine of innovation and prosperity. He defended Israel’s right to defend itself. He urged Americans to reject ideological extremes.Mr. Obama says he speaks when America’s “core values are at stake.” Many Americans — including many Democrats — might reasonably ask: If not this, what? If not now, when?Creators.com

Will Obama Speak Out as Democratic Socialists Attempt a Far-Left Takeover of His Party?

Will Obama Speak Out as Democratic Socialists Attempt a Far-Left Takeover of His Party?

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