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Newsom called out for refusing to distance from DSA
Gavin Newsom defending the Democratic Socialists of America.Newsom argues against Democrats distancing themselves from the group, calling for a ‘big-tent party.’ Concha breaks down the political implications of these comments ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In an interview discussing his rumored 2028 presidential run, California Gov.Gavin Newsomasserted that the Democratic Party is “pretty aligned” with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), especially when it comes to universal healthcare, climate change and moving away from fossil fuel usage.
During an interview with “PBS NewsHour,” Newsom was questioned about what recentdemocratic socialistvictories across the country mean for the Democratic Party.
“If you have these candidates and this platform that is clearly animating the base, energizing turnout, should more of those ideas be worked into the broader Democratic platform?” Newsom was asked.
“I think they are,” Newsom shot back.“I mean, we want money out of politics.I’ve been supporting clean money campaigns for decades.”
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Democratic Gov.Gavin Newsom of California speaks during a congressional redistricting event, on Thursday, Aug.14, 2025, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The interviewer pressed Newsom further, saying, “There seems to be some distance between [Democratic] leadership and those DSA candidates.”
“But, not the ideas,” Newsom responded.
“I believe inuniversal healthcare, and I believe in Medicare for All, the party does overwhelmingly,” he said.“And so, if it’s about more money in your pocket, lowering costs, getting money out of politics, if it’s about Medicare for All, I think we’re pretty aligned.”
He added, “It’s about recognizing that we’ve got a planet that is getting hotter and drier and that we’ve got to address the issue of climate change, we want energy security, and we want to move off fossil fuels.That’s a DSA position, that’s a mainstream position within theDemocratic Party.”
Newsom dismissed worry about democratic socialist influence in American politics, saying, “I think in many ways, it’s just a label … it’s just such a familiar label to me, we call them progressives.”
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Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building on May Day, May 1, 2019, in New York City.(Getty Images)
“Maybe it’s just because I’m fromCaliforniaand I think it’s healthy … I’m not consumed by this,” the governor continued, adding that the DSA’s ideas reflect “aspects and component parts of our party that we’ve always had, and it’s a healthy dialectic within the party.”
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The DSA is the pre-eminent socialist political group in the U.S.This year, the group rolled out anupdated platformthat includes eliminating the Senate and replacing the president and the Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by Congress.Additionally, the updated platform includes amnesty for all immigrants and defunding the Department of War.
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California Gov.Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall on Saturday, Nov.8, 2025, in Houston.(AP Photo/Karen Warren)
This is in addition to the DSA’s already existing policy platform, which calls for an “immediate end to all deportations,” free migration between countries without restrictiveimmigration controls, and “extending full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens.”
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Once considered a fringe movement on theDemocratic Party’s progressive wing, the DSA has been gaining relevance, with several of its members toppling longtime establishment party figures.This has prompted many to speculate that the DSA represents the Democratic Party’s future.
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