Senate Republicans Attack DSA Plan to Abolish 100-Seat Chamber as Primaries Boost Far-Left Group
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Senate Republicans Attack DSA Plan to Abolish 100-Seat Chamber as Primaries Boost Far-Left Group
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Senate Republicans said the Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform would upend the Constitution after the group called for abolishing the Senate and replacing it with an expanded, multiparty House.
The proposal is part of DSA’s “Workers Deserve More” program, launched last week with three main pillars, as the group argues the upper chamber blocks democratic representation and broader structural change.
Rick Scott, Thom Tillis and Bernie Moreno mocked the idea and defended the Senate’s role in giving every state two members regardless of population, casting the fight as a test of the country’s constitutional design.
The warning comes as DSA-backed candidates have scored recent primary wins in New York City and Colorado, though its influence in Senate races remains limited and indirect, including in Michigan’s Democratic contest.
The clash highlights a wider Democratic Party split in the 2026 midterms, with DSA-aligned activists also pushing demands such as universal healthcare and, Republicans note, ending the Electoral College.