Dem leaders witness push for new Red revolution

The newest faces of the Democratic Party suggest the party's love affair with far-left politics is gaining momentum, angering their leaders, and turning off the public, says a public policy analyst.

The swearing-in of congressional lawmakers made national headlines last week, most notably since Rep. Nancy Pelosi was handed the gavel after Democrats made huge gains in November's election and wrestled control of the House of Representatives from Republicans.

But it was the fresh faces in Congress that made the most news, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old Democrat who is making history as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

She is also an avowed socialist and in recent days touted her "Green New Deal" that includes a whopping 70-percent top tax rate on the wealthiest Americans to finance a move from fossil fuels to renewable energy within 10 years. 

Not only does the "Green New Deal" plan to move the U.S. from gas and oil, writes Rich Lowry, quoting from draft legislation, it also promises to tackle gender inequality, deliver a "basic income," and provide "universal health care." 

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, made headlines over the foul language she used --- she dropped the raunchiest of swear words --- when she addressed a raucous crowd of far-left activists.

It was also not lost on the public that Tlaib also promised to impeach President Trump in that speech, a plan that excites the Far Left at the same time Pelosi and other leaders claim impeachment is not in their plans.

Tlaib also made headlines for another reason: a wall map in her new congressional office was altered with a note denoting non-existent "Palestine" over the current country of Israel.

"The thing that is concerning to me," observes Abe Hamilton of the American Family Association, "is we literally now have a major national political party that is openly become a socialist party. That should be concerning to all Americans because that is where we are."

Writing at conservative website RedState, Joe Cunningham advises the political whispering in D.C. is that Pelosi and Schumer are "furious" that the freshman Democrats are "stealing the spotlight" then doing "dumb things" with the publicity they're enjoying.

The leaders were particularly angry with Ocasio-Cortez for her "60 Minutes" interview, when she claimed she was "morally right" after being confronted over her "fuzzy math" about governemnt spending, according to Cunningham. 

"This is a larger problem for the Democrats," Cunningham observes. "They were happy to sit back and laugh as Republicans fought amongst themselves during the Obama years, but now they find themselves in the middle of their own Tea Party moment – one which they can thank Bernie Sanders for."

Hamilton tells OneNewsNow the far-left agenda on display in the nation's capital does not play well with mainstream America.

"The 2016 election revealed that the Democrat Party had become a coastal and regional party --- it was no longer a national party," he observes. "And I think that rings true still today, when you have these extreme elements who've gained control and momentum within the Democrat Party. They will soon learn that the American people are not on board with the radical socialist agenda."

In his concluding words in the RedState commentary, Cunningham predicts that powerful Democratic leaders are now fighting with ambitous progressives for the future direction of the party.