The Democratic Party is partnering with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Posted by The Rob Carson Show, Oct 5, 2026Checked Oct 30, 2026

Polygraph verdictFalse

Sources: 3 contradict4 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 55%

The Rob Carson ShowOct 5, 2026

No source reports a partnership between the Democratic Party as an institution and the DSA. The sources describe DSA as an independent membership group ("not a registered political party") whose members run in Democratic primaries, often against party-backed candidates, while some Democratic officials and non-DSA Democrats are uneasy about it.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What was said

… Who make up to about $160,000 a year. That's some relief. Well, that's uh uh honestly laughable. They have no plan at all. Here is a Steve Scalise. He was nearly murdered by a Bernie Sanders supporter years ago on a baseball field here in Washington, DC, talking about the Democrat Party, their partnership with the DSA, the fact that they're lying about who they are to try to get into office so they can continue being who they are. …

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What we found

Contradicts. Time describes DSA's push to remake the Democratic Party and says its candidates have toppled establishment-backed Democrats, which reads as competition with the party establishment rather than a partnership.[4]

Contradicts. The NPR Illinois piece says DSA is not a registered political party but a membership group, so its candidates run in the Democratic primary as individuals.[6]

Contradicts. Vox reports that DSA's official strategy is to run candidates on the Democratic line for now while building its own donor networks, data, and electoral infrastructure, with the option of a "dirty break" from the party.[5]

Supports. Several sources confirm that DSA-backed candidates won Democratic primaries and that the party is absorbing DSA influence, which is the closest support for a working relationship.[1][2][7][8]

Context. Politifact found DSA did not appear to endorse Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon, who joined the group individually, which shows that membership and endorsement are separate from any party arrangement.[3]

Context. Reuters notes that Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist but is not formally affiliated with DSA, which reinforces that DSA ties are informal.[2]