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Conservative Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) has been on a rampage against the progressives and the left after winning his primary against a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member this week \u2014 at one point suggesting that democratic socialists elected to Congress shouldn\u2019t be able to get security clearances.<\/p>\n

Moskowitz\u2019s first priority after winning his primary on Tuesday night was not to speak about his priorities for his constituents or the importance of beating Donald Trump-allied Republican opponent Scott Singer in the general election, despite the fact that the race is widely expected to be highly competitive. Rather, his first comments were boasts about his win against DSA member Oliver Larkin and taunts against the left more broadly.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida is known for hurricanes, and so the DSA is a disaster area in Florida \u2014 and there\u2019s no federal reimbursement coming to help these people,\u201d Moskowitz said in an interview with Politico<\/em> held moments after he won his primary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The AIPAC-backed Democrat \u2014 one of the most vehemently pro-Israel politicians in the House \u2014 said that DSA members who are winning their primaries and will potentially be his colleagues in Congress are \u201canti-American at their core.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who have said anti-American things and have said things that are pro-Russian and pro-China, should they really get a security clearance?\u201d he said, adding: \u201cFlorida is where DSA goes to die.\u201d<\/p>\n

There already are current and former DSA members in Congress who have access to sensitive and classified \u201cnational security\u201d information by virtue of their office, like Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), as well as politicians who identify as democratic socialist like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Members of their staff would need to such clearances in order to access classified information.<\/p>\n

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Moskowitz\u2019s rhetoric is profoundly anti-democratic and echoes sentiments from the Trump administration\u2019s fascist campaign of crackdowns on those with left-wing beliefs in the U.S. It came even as a DSA member, state Rep. Angie Nixon, won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida the same day that Moskowitz won his primary \u2014 a candidate that, as a Democrat, Moskowitz would typically be expected to support.<\/p>\n

In his comments, he also criticized progressive politicians for campaigning with popular streamer Hasan Piker. In criticizing Piker, Moskowitz said, \u201cI\u2019m standing up for the Democratic Party\u2026I\u2019m standing up for all Americans that love this country.\u201d He also suggested, without evidence, that progressives are now trying to hide Piker\u2019s support. \u201cFor all those people who thought it was a great idea to campaign with him, as Jay-Z once said, \u2018Bring \u2019em out, bring \u2019em out.\u2019 They shouldn\u2019t be hiding him now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m genuinely concerned for his mental well-being,\u201d Piker told Politico <\/em>in response. \u201cI think he should stop posting on the internet and focus on defeating the Republican in his newly redistricted congressional seat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moskowitz was so focused on his triumph over DSA and his dislike of Piker that the two topics have dominated almost all of his remarks since his win \u2014 including a statement about his victory and interviews with numerous news outlets afterward. His only post on X on election night was a sarcastic post that read, \u201cMy condolences to @hasanthehun,\u201d tagging Piker.<\/p>\n

During the primary race, local media reported on Moskowitz\u2019s refusal to engage with Larkin in several instances throughout the campaign. He derogatorily called Larkin a \u201ccommunist\u201d \u2014 a line of attack that has been encouraged by Republican strategists in their campaigns against Democrats \u2014 and refused to participate in a primary debate against the democratic socialist \u2014 a move that invited Republicans to label him as \u201ccowardly.\u201d Moskowitz has also baselessly accused Larkin and Piker of opposing him because he is Jewish.<\/p>\n

Moskowitz, who has served in Congress since 2022, is one of many Democrats who have been focused on opposing the left rather than party unity as progressive candidates have surged in popularity this election season. His attacks were lauded by Politico<\/em> as politically savvy, but they come as an increasing number of Democrats now say they identify with democratic socialism or that they would vote for a democratic socialist candidate.<\/p>\n

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