The DSA is a separate party that should leave the Democratic coalition, as they are not interested in winning general elections or advancing progressive policy through governance.
Emanuel delivers a sharp rebuke of the DSA, calling them a separate party that should leave the Democratic coalition, arguing they are more interested in ideological purity within blue districts than in winning elections or advancing policy through governance. ✦ AI generated
Rahm Emanuel · All-In Podcast · 2026-08-13 · original ↗
starts at this moment · 69:32
“I think we should talk about DSA DSA before we wrap.”
You're not Democrats. You're a separate party. I'll see you in November. You're living, you're literally beating Democrats. Forget about it. Not interested. I spent my whole life Bill Clinton replacing George Bush, Barack Obama competing against John McCain, flipping 31 districts from red congressman to blue congressman so Nancy Pelosi would be a speaker. I am not into turning a blue district midnight blue. It doesn't do anything for minimum wage. It doesn't do anything for universal prek. It doesn't do anything to give 10 million children who didn't have healthcare healthcare. So, I'm not impressed. You are a separate party. You're the Democratic Socialist of America. I'll see you in November.
verbatim transcript · starts at 69:32
69:32see you in November. You're living, you're literally beating Democrats. Forget about it. Not interested in I I spent my whole life Bill Clinton replacing George Bush, Barack Obama competing against John McCain, flipping 31 districts from red congressman to blue congressman so Nancy Pelosi would be a speaker. I am not into turning a blue district midnight blue. It doesn't do anything for minimum wage. It doesn't do anything for universal prek. It
70:03doesn't do anything to give 10 million children who didn't have healthcare healthcare. So, I'm not impressed. You are a separate party. You're the Democratic Socialist of America. I'll see you in November on the ballot. You had a party convention. You are not a Democrat. And there was a person the other day in Tom Edel's party and Tom Metsel's column uh who a justice Democrat part of the
70:27DSA network who said they're not interested in beating Republicans. Well, now I appreciate the honesty. I am I think Donald Trump is an existential crisis. You think Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi or Hakeim Jeff are an existential crisis? I don't. And we have a fundamental strategic difference. We have a fundamental policy difference and we have a fundamental political difference. Go to your own party. Stay there. I'll see you in November.
70:58>> There you have it, folks. Over to now with Rahm Emanuel. We will have you back in the coming months and years as you will as this has been amazing and we got to get you on with Chimoth and Sachs next. Thank you so much. >> Thanks guys. >> All right, besties. I think that was another epic [music] discussion. People love the interviews. I could hear him
71:19talk for hours. Absolutely. We crushed your questions in a minute. We are giving people ground truth data to [music] underwrite your own opinion. What did you guys think? That was fun. That was great.