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Clinton Signals Democrat Confidence After Socialist Primary Wins as Iran Strikes Add Geopolitical Risk

6/28/2026

Former President Bill Clinton told Fox News Digital he believes the Democratic Party is in "good shape" heading into November's midterm elections, even as three Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates swept key New York primaries and reignited a sharp internal debate over the party's ideological direction.

The wins by Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez handed the insurgent left a tangible blueprint — and handed the establishment a question it has not yet answered.

Clinton's refusal to comment on Iran, meanwhile, underscored a second, more volatile variable now pressing on Washington's political calculus.

Socialist Wins Force an Internal Democratic Reckoning The three DSA-endorsed victories in New York primary races have become the focal point of an argument dividing the party: whether hard-left positioning is a national electoral asset or a liability.

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