Pro-Israel moderate survives primary challenge by socialist insurgent

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The far left on Tuesday suffered a high-profile setback at the hands of the center-left establishment in the battle for the Democratic Party's ideological future. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed Oliver Larkin lost to more moderate Rep. Jared Moskowitz in the Democrats' primary in Florida's 25th District, The Associated Press reported. The heavily redrawn congressional swing district is among roughly two dozen House seats that will likely determine whether Republicans hold onto their razor-thin majority in the midterm elections . DEMOCRATIC GROUP LAUNCHES $15 MILLION WAR ON DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS: 'MORTAL DANGER' The 33-year-old Larkin, a veteran of Sen. Bernie Sanders ' 2016 Democratic presidential campaign, was the only DSA-endorsed House candidate running in a competitive congressional swing district. Larkin said he supported abolishing the U.S. Senate, arguing in a Fox News interview it's an "undemocratic institution." He has referred to Israel's ruling coalition as a "religious supremacist regime." Moskowitz is a strong and vocal supporter of Israel and has advocated for robust U.S. military and security assistance. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB The two-term federal lawmaker, a former state representative and Florida FEMA director appointed by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis , is running for re-election in the state's newly redrawn 25th Congressional District, a Broward County-anchored swing seat in the southeastern corner of the one-time battleground state that now leans red. Moskowitz was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and indirectly by AIPAC, a major pro-Israel political group. Larkin had backing from prominent far-left figures, including controversial political streamer Hasan Piker . "Democratic socialism can win in any district, in any race, for any office all across the country," Larkin told Fox News over the weekend. He added he was "very proud" to be carrying the "torch forward as a DSA candi…