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Democratic socialists rework platform as they step into spotlight
MILWAUKEE — Democratic Socialists of America revamped its platform ahead of a national summit this weekend in Chicago. ... en we need to hold this pedophile president accountable,” said Larkin, who put the interview on his campaign’s YouTube channel. But other DSA candidates have distanced from the platform, instead of pivoting. On Monday, the DSA Fund brought several elected DSA members together for a call with reporters, to explain how their ideas worked in practice. Asked if they agreed with Workers Deserve More, Illinois state Sen. Rachel Ventura clarified that she didn’t want to cut funding from police. “I would say that defunding the police is the opposite of democratic socialism,” she said. “We want government services to work for everybody. We don’t want abuse of power, right? So just defunding a government service is not the thing that stops abuse of power.” In this article: [**The News**](https://w ... On Friday, when Fox News host Dana Perino asked Hong what parts of the DSA platform "you disagree with," she cited abolishing the Senate — though in 2021, she tweeted "abolish the Senate." (She was reacting to the acquittal of Trump after his second impeachment, and told Semafor that "this isn't a position that I have anymore.")