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86-Year-Old Barney Frank Warns Far-Left Threatens Democrats

5/6/2026

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Barney Frank, 86, will publish a book that attacks the Democratic Party’s far-left faction.
From a hospice in Maine, Frank warned Democrats that moving too far left could harm the party.
A CNN poll reported that 28% of Americans view the Democratic Party positively while 56% view it unfavorably.
Senator Kennedy warned that a “loon wing” has “fried” the Democratic Party’s motherboard.

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Barney Frank, 86, will publish a book that attacks the Democratic Party’s far-left faction.
From a hospice in Maine, Frank warned Democrats that moving too far left could harm the party.
A CNN poll reported that 28% of Americans view the Democratic Party positively while 56% view it unfavorably.
Senator Kennedy warned that a “loon wing” has “fried” the Democratic Party’s motherboard.