2026年9月18日 美国东部时间10:42 / 福克斯新闻
密歇根州立大学的Z世代与千禧一代选民表示，生活成本上涨与建制派自满情绪助推了民主社会主义者的吸引力
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密歇根州年轻选民支持民社党废除参议院、颠覆政治体系的议程
一名密歇根州立大学学生称参议院“本质上不民主”，绿党候选人支持民社党提案，底特律居民呼吁政治改革。
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在密歇根州支持蓝营参加中期选举的Z世代和年轻千禧一代选民表示，他们认可美国民主社会主义者的主张，其中几名选民表示美国人应该废除参议院。
福克斯新闻数字频道于9月11日实地探访了民主党联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德在密歇根州立大学举办的“学生对抗亿万富翁”集会，以及底特律卫生局年度街区派对。在活动现场，年轻的民主党选民表示，生活成本上涨以及民主党建制派的自满情绪让民社党对他们更具吸引力。
“我感觉他们才真正关注民众，”底特律居民谢尔比·坎贝尔说道，她同时也是韦恩州立大学2023届毕业生。“我猜他们没那么资本主义，也没被体制绑架。他们想做好事，但他们也是另一个大型组织，我认为我们应该彻底废除所有政党，实现独立。”
民调显示惊人比例民主党人自称“民主社会主义者”：“政策极具破坏性”
2019年五一劳动节集会期间，美国民主社会主义者成员聚集在纽约市特朗普名下建筑外。（斯宾塞·普拉特/盖蒂图片社）
本届选举周期至今，已有数十名美国民主社会主义者候选人赢得党内初选，其中包括密歇根州众议员多诺万·麦金尼，他击败了时任民主党众议员什里·塔纳德。
但最引人注目的颠覆结果出现在纽约市：民主党市长佐赫兰·曼达尼作为民社党成员，他背书的三名候选人——克莱尔·巴尔德斯、达里亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利耶和布拉德·兰德德——赢得了民主党国会初选。
民社党背书的初选接连获胜，让共和党处于守势，同时也引发了部分民主党人对社会主义运动在党内影响力不断扩大的担忧。
诺埃尔·奥滕森是密歇根州立大学大二学生。他自称“左翼人士”和“反资本主义者”，但表示他支持埃尔赛义德，因为后者主张全民医保，并承诺铲除政治中的金钱影响。
舒默回避民社党是否应留在民主党党内的问题
“我相信人民和民主的力量，胜过企业和寡头掌控一切，他们向国会投入数百万甚至数十亿美元，”奥滕森告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“这套体制被操纵，偏向普通民众，服务于企业、特殊利益集团和说客，”奥滕森补充道。
奥滕森表示，他支持民社党废除美国参议院的提案，他称参议院“不民主”。
“参议院的设立方式本质上不民主，”奥滕森说。“我一直、一直都优先考虑民主，而参议院并非如此。”
“根据人口数量，一些州拥有更多权力，我可能会倡导建立更偏向议会制的体系，比如英国和许多其他欧洲国家，实际上大多数国家都采用这种体系，”奥滕森说道。
纽瑟姆承认民主社会主义理念在民主党党内已成主流：“理念相当契合”
2026年7月18日，在密歇根州底特律歌剧院举办的“人民对抗强权”集会上，纽约州联邦众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹、密歇根州联邦参议院民主党初选候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德和佛蒙特州联邦参议员伯尼·桑德斯在埃尔赛赛伊演讲后向人群致意。埃尔赛义德近期获得了密歇根州联邦参议员蒂娜·史密斯的背书。（莎拉·莱斯/盖蒂图片社）
他提议扩大众议院规模。
在底特律市中心，密歇根州众议院第九选区绿党候选人贾丹特·史密斯也赞同必须废除参议院。
“他们关于废除参议院的立场，我认为是可行的，只因参议院是政坛中最排外的俱乐部之一，而且准入门槛极高。我认为如果一个州的参议院同时有共和党和民主党议员，他们会相互掣肘，根本无法取得任何积极成果，”史密斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
史密斯表示，他支持民社党反对移民海关执法局（ICE）的议程和全民医保提案，但希望该组织能带来切实变革。
“我支持他们的主张，但我希望看到他们获得更多 traction，切实推进事务。政策需要落地执行。国会里每天都有法案胎死腹中，国会山每天都在上演这种事，”史密斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“你必须推动这些法案获得通过。我确实支持他们反对ICE的立场。”
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密歇根州民主党众议员、美国国会候选人多诺万·麦金尼于2026年8月2日在密歇根州底特律市“为多数人游行”活动后的新闻发布会上发言。（彭博新闻社/盖蒂图片社）
密歇根州立大学大一学生布莱克表示，他认同美国民主社会主义者推动的诸多主张，但并不完全支持其全部议程，包括废除参议院。
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“标准建制派民主党人已经证明，他们大体上无法挺身而出，捍卫自身和正义，”布莱克告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“因此我选择转向更左翼阵营，将自己的支持交给更极端的左翼政党，因为他们能够落实必要的举措。”
“我认为这是普通民主党人需要吸取的教训，”布莱克补充道。
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的撰稿人，报道全国政治动态。
Young swing-state voters cozy up to Democratic Socialists, say party establishment must ‘learn’ from DSA wins
September 18, 2026 10:42am EDT / Fox News
Gen-Z and Millennial voters at Michigan State University say rising costs and establishment complacency fuel DSA appeal
By Elaine Mallon, Fox News
Young Michigan voters cozy up to DSA agenda to abolish Senate, upend political system
Michigan State student calls Senate ‘inherently undemocratic’ as Green Party candidate backs DSA proposals and Detroit resident weighs political overhaul.
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Gen Z and young Millennial voters in Michigan who are leaning blue for the midterm election say they welcome the ideas of the Democratic Socialists of America, with a couple of voters agreeing that Americans should abolish the Senate.
Fox News Digital was on the ground at Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s “Students v. Billionaires” rally at Michigan State University on Sept. 11 and at the Detroit Health Department’s annual block party, where young Democratic voters said rising costs and the complacency of the Democratic establishment have made the DSA more appealing to them.
“I feel as if they actually focus on the people,” said Detroit resident Shelby Campbell, who is also a 2023 Wayne State University graduate. “It’s not as, I guess, capitalistic or just bought into the system. They want to do good, but they are just another big organization, and I think we just need to get rid of all the political parties and be independent.”
SHOCKING PERCENTAGE OF DEMOCRATS IDENTIFY AS ‘DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS’ ACCORDING TO NEW POLL: ‘TOXIC POLICIES’
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
So far this election cycle, dozens of Democratic Socialists of America candidates have won their primary races, including Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney, who defeated incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.
But some of the biggest upsets came out of New York, where New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialists of America member, saw three candidates he endorsed — Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander — win their Democratic congressional primaries.
The flurry of DSA-backed primary victories has put Republicans on the offensive while fueling concern among some Democrats about the socialist movement’s growing influence within the party.
Noel Otteson is a sophomore at Michigan State University. He described himself as a “leftist” and “anti-capitalist,” but he said he supports El-Sayed for his Medicare for All stance and his promise to get money out of politics.
SCHUMER DODGES QUESTION ON WHETHER DSA BELONGS IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
“I believe in the power of people and democracy over corporations and oligarchs running everything, putting millions upon millions if not billions of dollars into Congress too,” Otteson told Fox News Digital.
“The system is rigged against the average person and is in favor of corporations and special interests and lobbyists,” Otteson continued.
Otteson said he supports the DSA’s proposal to abolish the U.S. Senate, which he called “undemocratic.”
“The way that the Senate is set up is inherently undemocratic,” Otteson said. “I’m someone who always, always, prioritizes democracy, and the Senate isn’t that.”
“Some states hold more power than others based on population, and I would probably advocate for a more parliamentary system, you know, things like the U.K. and a lot of other European countries have, or most other countries have actually,” Otteson said.
NEWSOM ADMITS DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST IDEAS ‘MAINSTREAM’ IN DEMOCRAT PARTY: ‘PRETTY ALIGNED’
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026, in Detroit, Mich. He was recently endorsed by Michigan Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
He proposed that the House of Representatives should be expanded.
And in the heart of Detroit, Jahdante Smith, who is a Green Party candidate for District 9 of the Michigan House of Representatives, agreed that the Senate has got to go.
“Their stance on abolishing the Senate, I think that is something that can work, only because the Senate is one of the most exclusionary clubs in politics and is also very, very hard to get into, and I think if you have a Republican and Democrat in the U.S. Senate in one state, they kind of cancel each other out, and they really don’t get anything positive done,” Smith told Fox News Digital.
Smith said he supports the DSA’s anti-ICE agenda and Medicare for All proposals, but wants to see the organization bring about actual change.
“I support their ideas, but I love to see them have more traction in getting things actually done. Policy is something that you have to enact. It’s not bills die in Congress, bills die on Capitol Hill every day,” Smith told Fox News Digital. “You have to be able to get those bills passed through. I do support their stance on anti-ice.”
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State Rep. Donavan McKinney, a Democrat from Michigan and a U.S. congressional candidate, speaks during a news conference following the March for the Many in Detroit, Mich., on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Blake, a Michigan State University freshman, said he likes a lot of what the Democratic Socialists of America is pushing but said he’s not on board with everything on its agenda, including abolishing the Senate.
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“The standard democrat has shown themselves to more or less be incapable of standing up for themselves and standing up for what’s right,” Blake told Fox News Digital. “So I’ve leaned on, I’ve decided to take my allegiances with further parties on more extreme sides of leftism because they can do what needs to be done.”
“And I feel like that’s a lesson that normal Democrats need to learn,” Blake continued.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.