FL-25: The DSA Challenger Who Could Actually Cost Democrats A Seat

[RandySF]

Fresh off victories over the Democratic establishment in safely Democratic seats in New York and Colorado, the Democratic Socialists of America have set their sights on a more problematic target: a Democratic congressman representing a district President Donald Trump won by 9 percentage points.

The DSA has endorsed Oliver Larkin in a primary challenge against Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) to represent Florida’s 25th District, a previously Democratic-leaning seat which state Republicans redrew earlier this year to favor the GOP. The organization suggested this week Moskowitz would be their next big takedown.......

While establishment Democrats have not exactly been overjoyed with successful campaigns by DSA-backed candidates to oust incumbent Democrats, they’ve also downplayed how much it matters in November since the bright-blue seats they’ve won have no chance of going Republican and harming Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ chances of being House speaker next year.

The 25th District is a much different story. A socialist candidate who has built much of his campaign around opposition to U.S. aid to Israel would have little chance of winning the South Florida-based seat, which is full of older Jewish voters with an emotional connection to the country. A Larkin victory could simply hand the seat to the GOP.



https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oliver-larkin-jared-moskowitz-dsa_n_6a46c0eae4b07748e75c392a

[aeromanKC]

1. It would be a shame to lose Moskowitz in the House.

Moskowitz is one if the best members of the Democratic caucus we have!!

[rampartd]

2. is this challenge an israel thing?

i think we can remain allies with israel without condoning the slaughter in gaza or the settlements or the invasion of lebanon or "integrating armed forces" as called for in the defense approp. bill.

we managed to win wwii without "integrating armed forces" with the ussr.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-military/

note: when i was a kid "integrating the armed forces" meant something totally different and good. i wonder if that influenced their word choice?

[RandySF]

3. Look at it this way.

There is a zero percent chance of change if Republicans keep the House. But there is a much greater chance if Dems hold a majority in Congress if we don’t take down incumbents in districts like this. I’ll even stop complaining about people like Chevalier.

[rampartd]

4. i kind of like moskowicz actually

there is no chance for peace if trump paves gaza with our borrowed money.

[lapucelle]

5. This is why the Democratic caucus lost Dan Goldman. The seat remains blue,

but Goldman, who was a constant thorn in Trump's side, a commanding, articulate critic of the administration, and a masterful legal strategist, won't be there to lead questioning during hearings if we get the gavel.

DSA types fought hard against Goldman in the primary the first time he ran, and they were even called out for anti-Semitism. Goldman's support for strong US-Israel relations coupled with his anti-BDS position were problems for them back in 2022, long before the Hamas terrorist attack.

Dan's opponent at the time (Yuh-Line Niou) was criticized for her BDS stance and for allowing a comic accused of anti-Semitism to be hired as a performer for a fund raiser.

She was further criticized for posting a jokey picture of herself eating challah at a seder as evidence that she was not anti-Semitic.

[rampartd]

6. i don't think the anti israel is necessary for democratic socialism

which many of us think of as more new deal liberalism and none of ussr authoritarianism.

in a 2 party system where else can they go?

i think everyone should be treated justly, which probably requires plenty of statesmanship and more patience than an average american/

[lapucelle]

7. I'm talking about the organization called DSA.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has evolved from its founding in the early 1980s as a Zionist organization under Michael Harrington to a far-left group openly hostile to Israel. Today, the DSA influences U.S. progressive politics through endorsements, campus activism, and the support of prominent elected officials, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Its positions on Israel and Jewish issues have raised concern among Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, including American Jewish Committee (AJC), as the far-left group advances anti-Zionist campaigns, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) initiatives, and rhetoric that ignores or even tacitly endorses antisemitism and Palestinian terror groups like Hamas.

https://www.ajc.org/news/democratic-socialists-of-america-who-they-are-and-their-stance-on-israel

At its biennial national convention in Chicago (August 8-10, 2025), the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), passed Resolution 22, titled “For a Fighting Anti-Zionist DSA,” with a vote tally of 675

The resolution mandates that DSA members and endorsed elected officials may face expulsion if they:
● Oppose the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
● Are affiliated with lobbying groups they deem to be Zionist (specifically mentioning. AIPAC, J Street, and the Democratic Majority for Israel).
● Express support for Israel’s right to defend itself.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uVRuqCw1UKgNmurmCWvswerswEHHmkJ4UyXo8zvCVaM/edit?tab=t.1434oz5dc0io

At this summer's convention, DSA is voting on "abolish police" and "abolish prisons" resolutions.

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Daniel Moraff, one of the asses who recruited and helped to fund Graham Platner without vetting him,is a DSA member. Here's something that he wrote in 2017:

Want to Elect Socialists? Run Them in Democratic Primaries
April 21, 2017

https://www.dsausa.org/blog/want_to_elect_socialists_run_them_in_democratic_primaries/

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In a two party system, where do I expect them to go? I expect them to do the hard work and start their own party or glom on to the Green Party. We have a robust Working Family Party here in NYS. Run DSA candidates on their ballot line instead of appropriating ours.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) pursues a deliberate political strategy known as the “dirty break”. Rather than immediately launching a third party, the DSA runs candidates on the Democratic Party ballot line to exploit its existing ballot access and voter base. Once elected, these members serve in Democratic caucuses while using the party's resources to build a separate socialist infrastructure, aiming to eventually break away entirely.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/dsa-communist-socialist-democrats/687756/