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Top Democrats Are Still in Denial About the Rise of Socialism

Dmitri Bolt / Townhall Tipsheet 

Top Democrats are ignoring the rise of socialism in their party, and all it is going to do is accelerate the deadly ideology's rise into mainstream politics.

California Sen. Adam Schiff was asked point-blank on CNN whether the socialist wing of the Democratic Party is ascendant. Like other party leaders, he downplayed it, welcoming the ideology into the party's big tent while dismissing the several victories by Democratic socialists that just rocked New York City and, as of last night, Colorado.

"Well, I wouldn't say those comments are reflective of a growing brand in the party," Sen. Schiff said on CNN. "I understand that she's advocated closing all prisons, defunding police departments, opening borders. None of those views are within the mainstream of the Democratic Party."

"She will, at this point, having won the primary, probably be a member of Congress. That doesn't mean that she's reflective of the whole party. You also saw some very centrist wins in primaries. We had a centrist win in Iowa in the primary. We had a centrist win in the governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia. All that's to say it's hard to extrapolate from one campaign or even three in New York City and say this is a nationwide trend." 

Powerful Iranian clerics call for assassination of Trump, Netanyahu: ‘Send them to hell’

Chris Nesi / NEW YORK POST

Iran’s most senior clerics have called for the assassinations of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring the leaders mahdour al-dam — or deserving of death.

The 88-member Assembly of Experts issued a 10-point statement in which they said killing “the wicked prime minister of the Zionist regime” and “the criminal American president” was a religious duty that must be carried out “under any circumstances.”

The clerics — who are constitutionally tasked with choosing and supervising the supreme leader — wrote that the call for their assassinations that avenging the death of supreme leader Ali Khamenei was of “paramount” importance.

“It is obligatory upon any duty-bound person who gains access to these criminals to send them to hell,” they wrote.

Meanwhile, Iranian newspaper Hamshahri ran a front-page story featuring Trump’s face in the crosshairs of a rifle scope with a banner headline reading “Revenge is certain.”