That's Bernie Sanders, that's aoc, that's Mamdani. And then you have the traditional Democrats, and I'm a traditional Democrat. My father was a Democrat. I worked for Bill Clinton as HUD Secretary, etc. The DSA scares moderate Democrats. They're very strong in a primary. Primaries are Smaller turnout. They're very active. They're the energetic part of the party. And politicians are making a decision. Do I want to try to appease the DSA so they don't challenge me in primaries? (18:50–19:01)
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Asserts that the Democratic Socialists of America are influential in primaries due to smaller turnouts.
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