Victorious Democrats prepare for a Palestinian purity-test purge of members

The Democratic Party’s sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections have given Democrats their usual “we will never lose again” sense of confidence. As a result, the party is about to undergo a Palestinian purity-test purge of members who are not sufficiently left-wing for the activist base, with Democrats certain that cutting a few members won’t come back to bite them in the future.The most obvious target of this is Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has enraged Democrats by not supporting Palestinian terrorists or communists and by occasionally saying nice things about Republicans. Although Fetterman is a reliable Democratic vote, akin to Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in that respect, Democrats want him gone, primarily for his opposition to antisemitic terrorist sympathizers such as Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed (D-MI). Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) has already said that people are “lining up to run” against Fetterman in the 2028 Democratic Senate primary because “they don’t want people enabling Donald Trump anymore.” Sure enough, Fetterman already has one declared primary challenger: a Palestinian born in Gaza who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Fetterman is not the only Senate Democrat in the crosshairs of the party’s left wing. There is growing enthusiasm for replacing Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as leader of the Senate Democratic caucus among newly elected and incumbent members of the caucus, including Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), el Sayed, Sen.-elect Troy Jackson (D-ME), Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan (D-MN), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Those who want to dump Schumer are agitating for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to take over, with Van Hollen himself being a useful idiot for antisemites and their enablers.JOE CONCHA WARNS ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS FACE PRIMARY THREAT FROM DSA AS LEADERSHIP FIGHT LOOMSHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is in a similar boat, with the incoming members of the party’s “pro-Palestinian” wing already scoffing at the idea of supporting him to lead the House in 2027. The top name floated to replace Jeffries thus far? The radically left-wing Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), an election denier who has never seen a power grab he doesn’t like.The direction of the Democratic Party over the past few years has been clear. The Palestinian activists call the shots. They are the ones who choose the candidates — el Sayed, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — and who choose which Democrats they want to run out of the party. With Democrats now having an electoral cushion thanks to their widespread wins, those Democrats are going to impose their purity tests for elections and leadership positions with more fervor, and the Democratic Party is going to continue to indulge them.