The New York Mayoral Race Will be the Beginning of a Civil War in the Democratic Party

The conservative base of the Republican party has always felt comfortable than the progressive faction of the Democrats. While there have been Republican Presidents, such as Bush, who have pursued liberal foreign and domestic policies, even the former Governor of Texas was fairly conservative on social issues. The gap in policy views between moderates and progressives in the Democratic party has always been much bigger than the divide between conservatives and more middle-of-the-road voters in the Republican party. Most far-left voters dislike Israel, oppose nearly all foreign conflicts, and dislike pro-business trade and economic polices. These views are not compatible with the policy positions of the moderates in the Democratic Party.

One of the most underrated parts of Trump’s MAGA movement is that he has bridged the age gap with both Republican and independent voters. The 47th President did very well with young men, including in the Latino and black races, in addition to bringing more traditional conservative voters who were unhappy with Bush’s spending and foreign policy back to the party. While there are some healthy minor differences between moderate and more right-wing voters, most Republicans support tax cuts, a secure border, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and conservative social policies on issues such as banning women from playing in men’s sports. The reality is that the neocons were a loud but fairly small minority in a Republican party that has not traditionally supported nation-building.

The gap between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party is huge, and the recent mayoral race in New York is again showing these sharp differences. Zohran Mamdani recently defeated more moderate candidate Andrew Cuomo by nearly 70 thousand votes in the Democratic primary to be New York mayor, with current Mayor Eric Adams not taking part in this vote. Adams is planning to run as an independent against Mamdani in the general election for mayor of New York, and he’s already receiving significant funding from hedge funds and other industries.. This fiercely contested and watched race is showing a deep divide in the Democratic party between the far-left factions that control the Democrats, and the more moderate but smaller group of voters who don’t support the communist policies of Mamdani. The failed university system has radicalized a lot of younger left-wing voters, and the energy and misguided views of many of these individuals is playing in live time right now.

The moderates in the Democratic party have always supported Israel, pursued pro-business trade and economic policies, and supported the free market capitalist system. These views are not compatible with many on the far left who want to impose extreme taxes on wealthy individuals and businesses, support a government takeover of many parts of the US economy, such as the health care sector, and despise Israel. The more moderate wing of the Democratic Party has traditionally not supported the kind of unbridled open borders seen during the failed Biden regime as well. The mayoral race in New York City has ripped the band-aid off the deep and significant differences that exist in today’s Democratic party, and the upcoming general election campaign between Adams and Mamdani will likely force Democrats, even at the national level, to take a side between the two very different factions.

The Democratic party today supports open borders, extreme social policies such as letting men play in women’s sports, and the elimination of the oil and gas industry. Democrats are slowly but steadily eliminating moderates from the party, which is why individuals such as Senator Fetterman of Pennsylvania are clearly increasingly moving towards Trump and the Republicans. This move has been occurring for some time, and shows both an age gap and growing policy differences between different groups within the failing Democratic party. The New York mayoral race should be the opening salvo of what is likely to be a long and bitter civil war that is coming at a time when the left is already failing to mount any organized or real opposition to the popular President’s agenda.