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The show then discusses a shift within the Democratic Party, focusing on Minneapolis’s endorsement of far-left candidate Omar Fateh for mayor, sidelining incumbent Jacob Frey. Fateh advocates raising the minimum wage, expanding affordable housing, and defunding police—policies emblematic of the ‘Red-Green Alliance,’ an alliance between socialism and radical Islamism according to conservative critics. This ideological shift signifies an increasingly radical Democratic base, which, critics argue, alienates mainstream voters.
In New York, progressive candidate Zoran Mandani emerges as a representative of this far-left movement. Such figures exemplify the party’s tilt towards more extreme policies, which many believe will continue to erode Democratic legitimacy and electoral appeal.