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Rep. Johnson Calls DSA Platform Communist as Candidates Win

7/28/2026

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Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) attacked the DSA’s Workers Deserve More platform, calling it communist.
The platform proposes a constitution that would abolish the Senate, let Congress choose the president and Supreme Court, extend voting to residents, and end ICE detentions.
DSA-backed candidates have won primaries in New York and Colorado and mayoral races in D.C., New York and Seattle, while co-chair Megan Romer said border and prison abolition are goals.

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Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) attacked the DSA’s Workers Deserve More platform, calling it communist.
The platform proposes a constitution that would abolish the Senate, let Congress choose the president and Supreme Court, extend voting to residents, and end ICE detentions.
DSA-backed candidates have won primaries in New York and Colorado and mayoral races in D.C., New York and Seattle, while co-chair Megan Romer said border and prison abolition are goals.