<p>Progressive candidates are navigating their associations with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) as the group experiences significant growth and increasing scrutiny.</p><p>Days before he won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, candidate Abdul El-Sayed was asked about concerns regarding being labeled a “socialist.”</p><p>“I’d rather think of myself as a capitalist who has actually read about capitalism,” El-Sayed stated in an interview with CBS News anchor Ed O’Keefe. “I’m not a socialist.”</p>
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Progressive Candidates Address Ties to Democratic Socialists Ahead of Midterms
Progressive candidates are managing their connections to the Democratic Socialists of America as the group grows. Abdul El-Sayed, who recently won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, expressed his views on the socialist label, identifying more with capitalism.
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Leftist insurgents are storming the midterms – just don’t call them all democratic socialists
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Progressive Candidates Address Ties to Democratic Socialists Ahead of Midterms