Hillary Clinton Warns Democrats Far-Left Splits Could Aid GOP 'Communist' Attacks in 2026

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 8

Hillary Clinton said Democrats cannot keep treating party unity as a one-way street, arguing left-wing activists often withhold support when establishment nominees such as Kamala Harris or Clinton herself win.
Michigan's Senate race drove her warning: after Abdul El-Sayed edged Haley Stevens, Clinton said his camp must now win back Stevens voters and independents it had been attacking online and in person.
Clinton also said Republican branding of hard-left candidates as "communist" or "socialist" could be highly effective in general elections, even if such attacks did not stop New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rise.
The remarks underscore a broader Democratic fight between progressive and establishment wings, with strategist James Carville already casting the 2028 primary as a test of how much influence the far left can wield.