House Demo­c­rat bets anti-social­ist brand can hold Trump-won seat

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House Democrat bets anti-socialist brand can hold Trump-won seat

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D‑NY) is bet­ting that pub­licly brand­ing him­self as an anti-social­ist Demo­c­rat will help him sur­vive in one of the nation’s most com­pet­i­tive House dis­tricts, even as the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Party‘s left flank gains momentum.The strat­e­gy comes as social­ists notch pri­ma­ry vic­to­ries from New York to Col­orado, forc­ing cen­trist Democ­rats to decide whether to embrace the left­ward shift or draw a sharp­er con­trast with it. For Suozzi, the only New York House Demo­c­rat rep­re­sent­ing a dis­trict won by Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump in 2024, the choice has been clear.As part of that effort, Suozzi is spear­head­ing a “Promise to Amer­i­ca” pledge signed by 14 oth­er cen­trist House Democ­rats that declares, “We are cap­i­tal­ist, not social­ist.” …