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Josh Gottheimer: “Obviously, I'm a very proud, commonsense Democrat, and I don't think DSA members are Democrats. They're socialists…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2026
Obviously, I'm a very proud, commonsense Democrat, and I don't think DSA members are Democrats. They're socialists, right? And I'm all for them having their own party if they want one, but if they're trying to take over our party, that's unacceptable to me.
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Josh Gottheimer
Democratic · New Jersey

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Gottheimer criticizes the Democratic Socialists of America.

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