The Democratic Socialists of America celebrated on social media after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 election.
“Harris’s selection of Walz as her running mate highlights that the DSA and our progressive allies are an unavoidable force in politics. Thanks to collective action, the DSA and the wider left in the U.S. are advocating for essential change. Our members have actively engaged in workplace and union efforts to reorient the labor movement in favor of Palestinian liberation,” the Democratic Socialists of America, the largest socialist organization in the U.S., shared on X on Tuesday.
DSA also claimed responsibility for influencing Democrats to exclude other candidates from the selection, including one with connections to the IDF. Reports indicate that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was a leading candidate for Harris’ potential vice presidential slot, having volunteered with the IDF in his youth.
Since Hamas initiated its attack on Israel on October 7 of the previous year, the Democratic Socialists of America has consistently called for a ceasefire, not condemning Hamas but attributing the attack to “Israel’s apartheid regime.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addresses reporters after his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on July 3, 2024, in Washington, DC. Biden aimed to rally support from all Democratic governors, either virtually or in person, following his first presidential debate performance against Donald Trump. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“The Uncommitted movement, in which DSA members played significant roles both nationally and at the state level, successfully urged the Democratic establishment to select a new candidate and avoid a potential VP connected to the IDF, who would have staunchly supported the ongoing genocide in Palestine,” the DSA elaborated in its X thread.
While expressing joy over Harris’s selection of Walz, the socialist group insisted that their “demands remain unchanged” in relation to the ongoing conflict in Israel.
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“Harris must advocate for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and enforce a total arms embargo against Israel,” stated the group.
Vice President Kamala Harris remarked that her habit of swearing has increased since entering office. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
While Walz is not an active member of the DSA, he has expressed positive sentiments towards socialism, which raised eyebrows among conservatives during a recent “White Dudes for Harris” campaign call.
“Embrace our progressive values without hesitation,” stated the Minnesota politician. “What one person calls socialism, another might consider neighborliness.”
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After Harris’s announcement of Walz, former President Donald Trump expressed enthusiasm regarding the choice, criticizing Walz’s leftist policies as ones that he believes American voters reject.
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“If you assess his record—no barriers, no safety measures, allowing everyone in—he is even more radical than the others,” Trump stated. “People were unaware of her extreme left stance, but now they see he is a smarter version of her,” Trump commented on “Fox & Friends” during an exclusive interview on Wednesday morning.
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“There has never been a ticket like this,” he asserted. “This is a ticket that aims for an immediate communist transformation of the country. They are against any form of security. He champions all things related to transgender issues, clearly out of touch with where the country stands.”
