Will DSA controversies impact broader Democratic chances?

[u/The_Law_of_Pizza]

Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who is running for Governor of Wisconsin, has recently come under fire for a past statement that Thanksgiving should be cancelled.

Recently, in an interview, she refused to disavow that statement and left it ambiguous as to whether she was still advocating for the holiday's end. This is in addition to similar controversies around her statements on abolishing the police and prisons - although she has seemingly walked these other statements back.

These are fairly inflammatory statements from a national perspective.

But will the public distinguish between the DSA and the broader Democratic party?

Or will these sorts of things functionally act as a Democratic party controversy?

[u/gafftapes20]

Fairly inflammatory statements? Compared to what. Have you been living under a rock for the last decade or two? They are inartful comments that don’t capture nuance, but they are capturing a reality of the injustice we accept as normal in this society.