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Politics Colorado Darializa Avila Chevalier DSA Joe Biden Kamala Harris Maxine Waters Melat Kiros New York socialism Zoh

DSA Colorado Win Shows Third-World Communism Is The New Norm In The Democrat Party

The Federalist argues that victories by Democratic Socialists, highlighted by Melat Kiros defeating 30-year incumbent Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District primary, signal the Democratic Party has embraced socialist positions. The piece cites candidates’ calls to abolish ICE, support Medicare-for-All, and other statements as evidence.

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“Only 86 congressional Democrats were willing to sign onto a resolution decrying the 'horrors of socialism.'”

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Original context and attribution

Article cites that number to argue mainstream Democrats are not opposing socialism within the party.

What the proof shows

The numeric part is correct for the House vote: 86 House Democrats voted 'Yea' on H.Con.Res.58 ("Denouncing the horrors of socialism") on Nov. 21, 2025. However, the Federalist’s phrasing — "sign onto a resolution" — suggests cosponsorship or formal authorship; Congress.gov shows the resolution had 63 cosponsors (mostly Republicans). The measure was a non‑binding, symbolic concurrent resolution (not law). The claim therefore mixes a correct vote-count with wording that obscures the difference between voting in favor and formally "signing on" as a cosponsor and omits that the resolution was symbolic.

Corrected version

Eighty-six House Democrats voted in favor of H.Con.Res.58, a non‑binding concurrent resolution "denouncing the horrors of socialism," on November 21, 2025; the measure had 63 cosponsors and was symbolic, not a law.

Automated evidence confidence: 0%

References and proof

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Official data Supports

Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H. Con. Res. 58 ↗

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Proof point

Votes by party ... Republican 199 Yeas 0 Nays; Democratic 86 Yeas 98 Nays 2 Present 27 Not Voting; Total 285 Yeas 98 Nays 2 Present 47 Not Voting.

Other Supports

DSA Colorado Win Shows Third-World Communism Is The New Norm In The Democrat Party ↗

The Federalist
Proof point

In fact, just a few years after all these “mainstream” Democrats were emphatically denouncing socialism, only 86 congressional Democrats were willing to sign onto a resolution decrying the “horrors of socialism.”

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