The most extreme wing of the Democratic Party arrives at the Capitol: Abolish the police, open borders, and praise for Lenin

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the radical left wing of the Democratic Party, secured key victories in the midterm elections in the United States this Tuesday, ensuring the entry of a new wave of communist leaders into the Capitol. At least half a dozen candidates backed by the group won seats in the House of Representatives.

The newly elected legislators will join the lower chamber's bloc that already includes prominent figures from the Democratic left such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. In light of this advance, the New York Post compiled past statements from the winners and reviewed their backgrounds of extremism.

Darializa Avila Chevalier, who won the Democratic primary in New York's 13th District against longtime Congressman Adriano Espaillat, gained notoriety for her outbursts on social media. From an account that has since been deleted, she expressed support for defunding the police, completely dissolving law enforcement and prisons, and eliminating borders.

From that account, she also advocated for the expropriation of private property and the nationalization of strategic industries. She praised Marxist ideology and communist figures like Vladimir Lenin, in addition to having criticized then-Vice President Kamala Harris in 2021 for warning migrants not to cross into the U.S. from the Mexico border.

Claire Valdez, assemblywoman and winner in New York's seventh district, liked a post celebrating the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. The newly elected representative also granted an interview to streamer Lilan Beyer, whose account was suspended for labeling Jews as a "demonic ethnicity." Additionally, Valdez advocates for the total abolition of ICE.

Melat Kiros, who triumphed in Colorado after defeating experienced Congresswoman Diana DeGette in the primaries, pointed out in March that ICE responds to a phase of Islamophobia following the 9/11 attacks. In the same vein, she described the 9/11 terrorist attacks as "inevitable" due to Washington's destabilization of the Middle East.

Chris Rabb, elected from Pennsylvania's third district, defines himself as a supporter of "decoupling" with one exception. "I'll make an exception for all those sons of bitches who are lawless MAGA bullies, who have destroyed lives and communities. Lock up all those sons of bitches," he expressed on a podcast as the now Congressman. Months earlier, on Sean Hannity's show, Rabb stated that 99% of police tasks could be handled by other professionals.

Donavan McKinney, representative from Michigan after defeating Shri Thanedar in the primaries, summarized his vision of politics through the lens of resource redistribution. "If you're in these positions of power and influence, if you're not trying to figure out ways to bring home as many resources as possible for your communities [...], then I need you to get the hell out of here," he declared.

Angela Gonzales-Torres, who won in California against Jimmy Gomez, is another figure from the far-left movement who will arrive in Congress. She has a militant past in the anti-Israel camps set up at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) during 2024 and has denounced the State of Israel for allegedly committing genocide in Gaza, promising to block any kind of arms sales to the Jewish state.