The socialists are coming!
7/2/202626 min
The Democratic Socialists of America is seeing a surge of enthusiasm for its candidates around the country.
This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Jolie Myers and Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on his election night. Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images.
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First 90 secondsNoel King· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Summer 2026 has it all. World Cup, State Fair, heat dome, Empire State Building couple.
Speaker 20:07
Yeah, what's all the hoopla going on over there?
Speaker 30:08
Two geniuses climbed to the top of the Empire State Building, the top of the spire.
Speaker 20:13
Oh, that's awesome.
Noel King· Host0:15
And across the country, Democratic socialists are on the march. Three big primary wins for DSA candidates in New York City, the mayor's race in Washington, DC, a shocker of a primary win in Colorado earlier this week.
Speaker 40:27
We will not wait.
Sean Rameswaram· Host0:30
[crowd cheering] [vuvuzela blaring] Were those vuvuzelas there at the end?
Robin Arzon0:35
I, I think those are air horns, actually.
Sean Rameswaram· Host0:36
[laughs] Air horns. Okay, thank you.
Noel King· Host0:38
Now Kamala is reaching out to Zohran, and AOC is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, and David Duke is endorsing Daria Lisa's tweets. And if you're confused about hot socialist summer, boy, do we have a show for you. What the DSA wants and why it won't settle, coming up on Today Explained.
Robin Arzon0:54
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Vivian Tu1:25
[upbeat music] Ever feel like your paycheck disappears the