Efforts to Moderate the Democratic Party Are a Good Start — But Should Go Further
The House of Representatives Building and the East Portico of the US Capitol. Photo: Flickr. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) is on a campaign for moderation in the Democratic Party. The New York legislator, along with…
Assessment
A group of Democratic moderates is organizing against a rising socialist faction within the party, but their silence on anti-Israel rhetoric among the challengers undermines their credibility. The moderates are responding to primary wins by candidates who promoted the genocide libel against Israel, yet Representative Suozzi has not addressed that issue. The piece suggests that true moderation requires confronting these positions directly, not just opposing socialism in name.