WASHINGTON D.C. — In a crushing blow to the radical left, the House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the "horrors of socialism," leaving Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her "Squad" isolated and devastated.
The bipartisan resolution, which passed by a staggering margin of 285-98, declares that Congress "denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America." For AOC, the sting wasn't just in the passage of the bill, but in who voted for it: 86 Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and nearly the entire New York delegation.
The vote came just before New York City’s newly elected socialist Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, arrived in Washington for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. Republicans seized the moment to draw a line in the sand.
"A yes vote on this resolution should be a relatively straightforward, easy decision," said Rep. French Hill (R-AR). And for the majority of the House, it was.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), whose mother fled communist Cuba in 1959, delivered a passionate defense of the resolution. She warned that the "very things that our new socialist mayor in New York City says he wants" are the same policies her family escaped.
The most shocking betrayal for AOC came from her own leadership. Hakeem Jeffries, along with key New York Democrats like Ritchie Torres, Greg Meeks, and Tom Suozzi, voted "YES" to condemn socialism. Suozzi, who made a point of distancing himself from Mamdani during the campaign, made it clear that moderate Democrats are terrified of the "socialist" label dragging them down in the 2026 midterms.
The resolution’s passage highlights a deepening fracture within the Democratic Party. While the establishment tries to pivot to the center, the grassroots are revolting.
Despite the House vote, the socialist movement sparked by AOC and Mamdani is growing. In California, Justice Democrats co-founder Saikat Chakrabarti is running for Nancy Pelosi’s open seat, challenging state Senator Scott Wiener. Chakrabarti argues that the "Democratic establishment is corrupt to the core and must be... thoroughly eradicated."
Meanwhile, in New York, 27-year-old Council Member Chi Osse—a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)—has launched a primary challenge against Hakeem Jeffries himself.
"Power to the people! But is it really as easy as that?" asked Liberty Nation’s Joe Schaeffer. While the establishment still holds the "mystique of incumbency," the inflamed "pitchfork-carrying progressives" are coming for their seats.
For now, however, the House has spoken. Socialism has been formally denounced, and AOC is left watching as her colleagues run for cover.
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