{"id":28442,"date":"2026-08-05T10:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28442"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:22:51","slug":"missouri-socialist-loses-crucial-seven-way-house-dem-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28442","title":{"rendered":"Missouri socialist loses crucial seven-way House Dem primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6399633742112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Democrats pressed on socialist candidates after series of primary wins<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson speaks on recent Democratic socialist wins in primary elections. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., also joins &#8216;Fox News Sunday&#8217; to address controversial comments made by socialist candidates and weigh in on why young Americans are open to embracing socialism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Jordan Herrera, an attorney, Air Force veteran and former Missouri assistant attorney general, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday in Missouri\u2019s newly redrawn 4th Congressional District, defeating better-funded democratic socialist Hartzell Gray in a seven-way primary.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Herrera prevailed over Gray, the 33-year-old former Kansas City radio host and tenant organizer who drew national attention after appearing on Hasan Piker\u2019s Twitch livestream and blasting &#8220;sell-out Democrats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The result puts a more conventional Democrat on the November ballot against Republican Rep. Mark Alford in the GOP-leaning district, rather than Gray, who had framed his campaign as a left-wing challenge to the party establishment.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/jordan-herrera-mo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Jordan Herrera\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Jordan Herrera is an attorney, Air Force veteran and former Missouri assistant attorney general.<\/span> <span>(Jordan J Herrera for Congress)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475919\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rnc-nrcc-file-lawsuit-defending-missouris-new-congressional-map-democratic-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>RNC AND NRCC FILE LAWSUIT DEFENDING MISSOURI&#8217;S NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP AGAINST DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The new 4th District takes in part of Kansas City before extending south through a broad swath of suburban and rural Missouri. While the map made Alford\u2019s district less Republican than it had been, it remains a solidly GOP seat.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Gray emerged as the clear financial leader in the Democratic field. FEC records showed his campaign had raised about $250,000 through mid-July \u2014 more than six times the roughly $40,000 raised by Herrera and far more than Cass, the 2024 Democratic nominee who again sought the seat.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Kansas City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America said its backing of Gray marked its first <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475920\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/campaigning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsement in a federal race<\/a>. The group praised Gray\u2019s refusal to take money from corporations, developers and lobbying groups, while pointing to his support for universal health care, tenant protections and more progressive taxation.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/hartzell-gray.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hartzell Gray\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Then-Sporting Kansas City host Hartzell Gray pumps up the crowd in 2022 during a watch party for the announcement of the FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities at Power &amp; Light District.<\/span> <span>(Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475921\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-sanders-reveals-demand-democrat-party-says-working-people-swept-new-york-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BERNIE SANDERS, DSA REVEAL DEMANDS FOR DEM PARTY AFTER SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Gray, who has also called for rent controls, Medicare for All and ending the Supreme Court\u2019s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475922\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court-strikes-down-limit-party-campaign-spending-coordination-candidates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizens United decision<\/a>, has framed his campaign as a rebuke of a Democratic Party he argues has become too closely tied to wealthy donors and corporate interests. The 2010 ruling allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited sums independently to influence elections.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His appearance on <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475923\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/hasan-piker-makes-aoc-his-2028-pick-president-says-its-not-even-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piker\u2019s show<\/a> helped turn an otherwise low-profile Missouri primary into a small test case for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475924\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/socialisms-rise-inside-democratic-party-threatens-american-dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the party\u2019s socialist left<\/a>, which has increasingly relied on social media personalities, small-dollar donors and activist networks to build support outside traditional party structures.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_475925\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/hasan-piker-makes-aoc-his-2028-pick-president-says-its-not-even-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HASAN PIKER MAKES AOC HIS 2028 PICK FOR PRESIDENT, SAYS IT&#8217;S &#8216;NOT EVEN A QUESTION\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Gray\u2019s campaign said viewers gave more than $30,000 after the Piker appearance. He later appeared on The Majority Report , another left-leaning online program, as his campaign sought to translate national attention into turnout in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/democratic-socialists-america-trump-building-may-day.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building in New York City.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building on May Day, May 1, 2019, in New York City.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The primary also included former Democratic nominee Jeanette Cass, attorney and Air Force veteran Herrera, radio host Randy Miller, Ashleigh Rogers, Wayne Russell and G. Rick.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Gray\u2019s nomination is a win for a local Democratic Socialists of America chapter that had not previously backed a federal candidate. 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