# Radical socialist wing’s huge night reveals ascending clout within Democratic Party

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/radical-socialist-wings-huge-night-reveals-ascending-clout-within-democratic-party/
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:11:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:06:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/radical-socialist-wing-huge-night-reveals-ascending-clout-within-democratic-party
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- DSA-backed candidates won or led in about two-thirds of their contests.
- New York recorded 17 DSA-backed winners or expected winners.
- The results show growing influence, alongside defeats and close races.

## Summary

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) backed candidates who won or were leading in about two-thirds of the races it contested, according to the article’s analysis of its election tracker. The results suggest the group has growing influence within the Democratic Party, including in contests against established Democrats.

The tracker covered 161 candidate races: 11 federal, 88 local, 60 state and two municipal contests. In New York, 17 DSA-backed candidates were winners or expected winners; in California, 23 of 43 were winning or leading, while 17 were trailing. The group also endorsed about 58 ballot measures, many of which were reported to have passed. In Los Angeles, a close mayoral race involving DSA-backed Nithya Raman remained undecided in early returns.

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