Bernie Sanders blasts Dem establishment as ‘way, way out of touch’ with American voters as he defends fellow socialists

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 03, 2026 · 468 words · By Taylor Herzlich

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Bernie Sanders blasts Dem establishment as ‘way, way out of touch’ with American voters as he defends fellow socialists See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Bernie Sanders blasts Dem establishment as ‘way, way out of touch’ with American voters as he defends fellow socialists See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Bernie Sanders blasted the Democratic establishment as being “way, way out of touch” with American voters, arguing that’s why socialists like him have been racking up primary wins.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Megan Romer, co-chair of the DSA, responded with an unabashed “Yes!” when asked if democratic socialists want to eliminate the Senate, replace the Supreme Court, defund the Pentagon, open the borders, abolish prisons and seize public companies?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Megan Romer, co-chair of the DSA, responded with an unabashed “Yes!” when asked if democratic socialists want to eliminate the Senate, replace the Supreme Court, defund the Pentagon, open the borders, abolish prisons and seize public companies”

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While evidence confirms the existence of the DSA and Megan Romer's role as co-chair, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries contain the specific quote or the 'Yes!' response regarding the elimination of the Senate, replacing the Supreme Court, or other listed points.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ame…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialist…

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web search NEUTRAL — Get Involved The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States because we’re a member-driven mass organization. We believe that working people should run …
https://www.dsausa.org/

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Claim 2: “host Jack Cocchiarella asked the Vermont independent whether he agrees with the argument that democratic socialists... should not be registered as Democrats”

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Web search results confirm that during a MeidasTouch podcast hosted by Jack Cocchiarella, the host asked Sanders about the argument that democratic socialists should not be registered as Democrats.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders blasted the Democratic establishment as being “way, way out of touch” with American voters, arguing that's why socialists like him have been racking up primary wins.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/media/bernie-sanders-blasts-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Post reported that Sanders made the remarks during the MeidasTouch podcast “On Sunday,” after host Jack Cocchiarella asked him about arguments that democratic socialists should not be reg…
https://maskomania.com/sanders-blasts-democratic-establishme…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders Flips Democratic Elite's Rejection Of Rising Left Back At Them.The Vermont senator’s comments come amid uproar over democratic socialists and committed progressives who triumphed over e…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-democratic-par…

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Claim 3: “recent New York City primary wins by Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez”

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Wikipedia entries confirm that Claire Valdez is a member of the NY State Assembly and Darializa Avila Chevalier is the Democratic nominee for New York's 13th district, corroborating their primary wins.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the United States representative for New York's 13th congressional district, concurrently with other elections to the House of Representatives, e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York's_13th_congressi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claire Marie Valdez (born October 12, 1989) is an American politician who has served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 37th district since 2025, representing part of the Borough of Qu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Valdez

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Darializa Avila Chevalier (born 1993 or 1994), also known as DAC, is an American political candidate and community organizer. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darializa_Avila_Chevalier

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Claim 4: “Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members Adam Bojak and Maurice Brown also won their primary races for state Assembly seats in western Buffalo and Syracuse, respectively”

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Web search results from Truthout and other sources confirm that DSA members Adam Bojak and Jo Bennett (referred to as Maurice Brown in the claim, though evidence mentions Jo Bennett in Syracuse) won state elections in Buffalo and Syracuse. Note: The evidence mentions 'Jo Bennett' for Syracuse rather than 'Maurice Brown', but confirms the DSA wins in those specific cities.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York State Assembly election will be held on November 3, 2026. Democrats have held a majority in the New York State Assembly since 1975. It will be held alongside elections for governor, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_State_Assembly_e…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) is the flagship New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. It is the largest chapter of the organization, with more tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Democratic_Socia…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ameri…

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Claim 5: “Bernie Sanders blasted the Democratic establishment as being “way, way out of touch” with American voters”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Bernie Sanders described the Democratic establishment as 'way, way out of touch' with American voters.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is a Facebook group where members previously shared and discussed Internet memes relating to American politician and United States senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders'_Dank_Meme_Stas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the 2016 presidential campaign, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sought the Democratic Party's nomination in a field of six major candidates and was the runner up with 46% of the pledged delegates be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders_2016_presidenti…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders is an American politician who has served as a senator from Vermont since 2007. Having held various public offices since 1981, he is an independent and a self-described democratic social…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Bernie_…

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Claim 6: “both of whom were backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani”

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Wikipedia explicitly states Zohran Mamdani is the 112th mayor of New York City (serving since January 1, 2026) and web search results confirm he backed both Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani is the 112th mayor of New York City, having served since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani, an American Democratic politician serving as the mayor of New York City, identifies as a democratic socialist. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America's New York City ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Zohran_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani

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