Candidate who wants to abolish the Senate, arrest Netanyahu offers DSA shot at swing-seat breakthrough

EXCLUSIVE - Far-left Democratic legislature campaigner Oliver Larkin of Florida says he supports abolishing nan U.S. Senate, agrees pinch socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should beryllium arrested during his upcoming travel to nan U.S., and refers to Israel's ruling conjugation arsenic a "religious supremacist regime."

Larkin, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz successful adjacent month's Florida primary, is 1 of conscionable 4 legislature candidates endorsed by nan Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

The 33-year-old Larkin, a seasoned of progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 Democratic statesmanlike campaign, is besides nan only DSA-endorsed House campaigner moving successful 1 of nan astir 2 twelve cardinal plaything districts that will find if Republicans clasp onto their razor-thin mostly successful nan midterm elections.

Moskowitz, who is moving for re-election successful Florida's recently redrawn 25th Congressional District, a Broward County-anchored spot successful nan southeastern area of nan red-leaning state, is heavy supported by nan Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). He presently holds a polling and fundraising lead complete Larkin.

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Representative Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, is facing a superior situation from a far-left, socialist-backed campaigner arsenic he seeks re-election successful a newly-drawn district. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The face-off betwixt Larkin and Moskowitz comes successful nan aftermath of victories by far-left and socialist candidates complete much mean contenders successful deep-blue districts past month's primaries successful New York City and Colorado.

The ideological conflict betwixt nan left-wing and nan center-left constitution to reshape nan Democratic Party now moves to statewide superior showdowns successful Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota early adjacent month.

Those contests are followed by Florida's primary, wherever nan spotlight connected nan burgeoning Democratic Party civilian warfare will radiance connected nan Moskowitz-Larkin showdown.

Larkin, successful an exclusive question and reply this week pinch Fox News, spelled retired wherever he stands connected cardinal issues.

Mamdani, successful a video released connected Tuesday, said that nan New York Police Department would not beryllium capable to transportation retired an arrest warrant connected Netanyahu that was issued by nan International Criminal Court, nan world's apical war-crimes court.

But Mamdani based on nan Israeli leader was a "war criminal" and urged national authorities to apprehension him.

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A divided image shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and New York City Democratic Socialist mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani, right, who said connected Fox News’ The Story that he would apprehension Netanyahu if nan Israeli leader visited nan city. (Getty Images, Fox News)

Asked astir Netanyahu, Larkin said, "We request to enforce nan law, and to nan grade possible, I would support nan enforcement by nan New York City Police Department aliases immoderate different rule enforcement entity successful nan United States to enforce that ICC warrant."

Larkin, who backs an extremity to each U.S. subject assistance to Israel, said he supports a "one-state solution pinch adjacent and antiauthoritarian authorities for each people...I do not support a belief supremacist regime, whether it beryllium successful Israel aliases Saudi Arabia, aliases immoderate different country."

A horrific Hamas sneak onslaught connected Oct. 7, 2023, killed astir 1,200 group in Israel. The continued Israeli consequence complete nan past 2 and a half years has resulted successful much than 73,000 group being killed, according to wellness officials successful nan Palestinian territory. Israel's consequence to nan Hamas onslaught has led to condemnation of nan state from crossed nan globe, including from longtime advocates for nan Jewish state.

In a stunning move, astir half of House Democrats voted this week to cut disconnected assistance to Israel, illustrating nan seismic displacement complete nan past mates of years successful governmental support for America's longtime state successful nan Middle East.

The DSA released caller argumentation proposals this week that see scrapping the Senate and expanding nan House of Representatives, which would upend nan American strategy of authorities successful spot since 1789.

Larkin said he agrees pinch apical DSA officials who telephone nan Senate an "undemocratic institution."

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Oliver Larkin, a DSA-backed Democratic campaigner for Congress successful Florida’s 25th district, speaks during a municipality hall, connected May 4, 2026 successful Coral Springs, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"I do support nan abolition of nan Senate," Larkin told Fox News. "I unrecorded successful Broward County, Florida. We person much group successful Broward County than 12 states successful nan country, but you do not spot a twelve aliases 2 twelve senators representing Broward County successful nan U.S. Senate. In South Florida, we person much group successful nan Miami metropolitan area than complete 30 states, but you don't spot a two-thirds mostly of South Floridians successful nan United States Senate because this is an institution that is mathematically undemocratic."

Larkin charged that nan Senate "privileges onshore complete people, and it originates from a discuss pinch slave-owning states erstwhile nan Constitution was first passed. We don't request to overturn nan constitution aliases propulsion nan constitution out. The founders envisioned a process done law amendments wherever it could beryllium amended complete and complete again."

Larkin criticized Moskowitz, a two-term congressman and erstwhile authorities lawmaker and region commissioner who served arsenic Florida Division of Emergency Management head nether GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, for voting successful favour of nan Laken Riley Act and for supporting President Donald Trump's DOGE initiative.

He slammed "milquetoast neoliberal firm Democrats for illustration Jared Moskowitz" that he claimed grounded to push done policies that Democrats voted for erstwhile they elected former President Joe Biden to nan White House and boosted nan statement to power of Congress successful 2020.

Fox News reached retired to Moskowitz's re-election run for comment, but didn't person a consequence astatine nan clip this communicative posted.

Larkin, successful his speech pinch Fox News, besides made it clear that if he wins adjacent month's superior and nan wide predetermination successful November, he won't beryllium supporting House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York arsenic speaker if nan Democrats triumph backmost nan majority.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said during a news convention astatine nan U.S. Capitol connected July 13, 2026, successful Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"I'm not prepared to support Leader Jeffries for a Democratic House speaker. "I will beryllium supporting a Democrat complete immoderate Republican, but I was profoundly concerned by Leader Jeffries hesitancy and eventual nonaccomplishment to endorse Zohran Mamdani erstwhile he became nan Democratic nominee for nan City of New York, nan metropolis that Hakeem Jeffries represents successful nan House of Representatives."

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Jeffries did endorse Mamdani successful precocious October, arsenic early voting successful New York City's mayoral predetermination sewage underway.

The Democratic House leader's backing of Mamdani came aft months of unit and pursuing a four-month standoff wherever Jeffries stayed neutral successful nan aftermath of Mamdani's blockbuster June Democratic superior victory.