Barrasso for the Washington Examiner: Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists

Washington Examiner

Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

August 12, 2026

The driving force in today's Democratic Party is an extreme organization. It's called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are winning. Its left-wing vision is spreading into the U.S. Senate.

The Democratic nominee for Senate in Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, made her radical views well known on the campaign trail. She often claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is evil. In her victory speech, Flanagan even vowed to "rip ICE apart."

The Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, Abdul el Sayed, also calls for abolishing ICE and opening our borders. He has called for defunding the police. He has demanded the release of dangerous criminals from our jails into our communities…

Extreme Democrats have a manifesto. This manifesto is a road map to destroy America by people who hate this country. Under the extreme Democratic manifesto, the people would be forced to pay more, earn less, and be less safe and secure.

Extreme Democrats want to abolish the presidency. They want to abolish the Supreme Court. They want to abolish the Electoral College.

Extreme Democrats want to abolish the Senate. The Senate is what gives representation to states with low populations, including my home state of Wyoming. Democrats want to erase the voice of the people we represent. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently said it's "really problematic" for Wyoming to have equal representation in the Senate…

In Washington, D.C., these radical policies are finding an eager home among Senate Democrats. After socialists swept Democratic primaries across the country this summer, one sitting Democratic senator said we are seeing "the future of the Democrat Party."

That is why Senate Democrats voted repeatedly for defunding ICE, for defunding the U.S. Border Patrol, and against commonsense voter ID laws.

From the campaign trail to Congress, the left wing is determined to tear down our country and tear up the Constitution.

The people reject the Democrats' radical policies. They demand and deserve better.

The Constitution, secure borders, law and order, military strength, and freedom are not optional. They are the foundations of our society. Without them, there is no safety, no security, no prosperity, and no United States of America.

Republicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, prosperity, and American greatness. We will not stop working to ensure that America remains safe, secure, strong, and free.

Read Senator Barrasso's piece online here.

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