With all the chatter about “moderate” Democrats supposedly worried that a socialist surge inside the party could damage their prospects in general elections, one might expect party insiders to be urging the left flank to soften its message.
So far, that does not seem to be happening.
During a recent interview on NewsNation, Democratic Socialists of America Co-Chair Megan Romer was pressed on whether Democratic strategists or operatives had contacted her to ask the group to scale back its most controversial policy positions.
Those proposals, which Romer has previously described, include eliminating a number of major American institutions, among them the Senate, the Supreme Court, national borders and even the presidency.
“Democrats have to be calling you, right, and saying, ‘Listen, love the energy, love that you’re getting these new voters, love that you’re getting us back in the blue-collar business. It’s great, it’s great,’” host Chris Cuomo said. “‘But just, you gotta relax a little bit with the abolish this and get rid of that.’”
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Cuomo then put the concern more bluntly, adding that the agenda “sounds radical” and could come across as a desire to “destroy our Constitutional Republic.”
Romer’s response was direct — and striking. She said she had not received a single call from Democrats asking her to tone down the rhetoric or walk back the agenda. Not one.
HOST: “Democrats have to be calling you and saying…relax a little bit with the abolish this, get rid of that…”
DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer: “Not a single phone call from a Democratic operative has come to my phone.” pic.twitter.com/Q1gmIE4rZn
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 4, 2026
