Distance from the party
THE
MATRIX.
“More extreme than the party” is a claim that needs a ruler. This one uses eight issues where the national Democratic Party has a stated position and asks whether each candidate has a documented, sourced departure from it.
Click any cell for the note and the source. Click a column head for the test and the party position. Blank cells mean nothing is documented, not that the candidate disagrees.
| Candidate | Breaks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Party2024 platform reference | 0/8 | ||||||||
| Darializa Avila ChevalierNY · U.S. House | 4/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Cori BushMO · U.S. House · LOST | 3/8+2 partial | ||||||||
| Melat KirosCO · U.S. House | 3/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Claire ValdezNY · U.S. House | 3/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Abdul El-SayedMI · U.S. Senate | 3/8 | ||||||||
| Adam HamawyNJ · U.S. House | 3/8 | ||||||||
| Eon HuntleyNY · NY Assembly | 3/8 | ||||||||
| Aber KawasNY · NY Senate | 2/8+2 partial | ||||||||
| David OrkinNY · NY Assembly | 2/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Oliver LarkinFL · U.S. House · LOST | 2/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Donavan McKinneyMI · U.S. House | 2/8 | ||||||||
| Diana MorenoNY · NY Assembly | 2/8 | ||||||||
| Conrad BlackburnNY · NY Assembly · LOST | 1/8+2 partial | ||||||||
| Christian Celeste TateNY · NY Assembly | 1/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Illapa SairitupacNY · NY Assembly | 1/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Francesca HongWI · Governor · LOST | 1/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Samantha KattanNY · NY Assembly | 1/8 | ||||||||
| Saikat ChakrabartiCA · U.S. House · LOST | 1/8 | ||||||||
| Chris RabbPA · U.S. House | 0/8+1 partial | ||||||||
| Files with a documented break | 4+6 | 5+2 | 6+1 | 12 | 1+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 6+1 | 2avg |
Frequency
THE
PATTERN.
The same data as a count. Sorted by how many files carry each break.
Documented Partial or adjacent. Blank means the file has no documented position, not that the candidate disagrees. Open the full matrix →
The eight tests
WHAT
COUNTS.
Each issue, the question we ask of the record, and the party position it is measured against.
- 01
Arms embargo / end unconditional military aid to Israel
THE TEST Does the candidate call for an arms embargo, sanctions, or conditioning/ending U.S. military aid to Israel?
THE PARTY POSITION The 2024 platform calls the commitment to Israel’s security and the $3.8 billion-a-year military-aid memorandum “ironclad.” Conditioning or halting that aid is not the party’s position. Jewish Telegraphic Agency ↗
Files with this break → - 02
Abolish or defund ICE
THE TEST Does the candidate call to abolish, defund, or dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement?
THE PARTY POSITION Party leadership and the 2024 platform back reforming immigration enforcement and funding border security, not abolishing ICE. The American Presidency Project ↗
Files with this break → - 03
Medicare for All (single-payer)
THE TEST Does the candidate campaign on Medicare for All or another single-payer program that replaces private insurance?
THE PARTY POSITION The 2024 platform strengthens the Affordable Care Act and expands Medicare; single-payer is not the party position. The American Presidency Project ↗
Files with this break → - 04
Democratic socialist / DSA-endorsed
THE TEST Is the candidate a self-described democratic socialist, or endorsed by a DSA chapter?
THE PARTY POSITION The Democratic Party is not a socialist party. DSA is a separate membership organization that runs endorsed candidates inside Democratic primaries. Democratic Socialists of America ↗
Files with this break → - 05
Defund/reallocate police or prison-abolition rhetoric
THE TEST Has the candidate called to defund or reallocate police funding, close jails without replacement, or used prison-abolition language?
THE PARTY POSITION The 2024 platform touts “record investments in public safety, putting more police officers on the beat”; party leadership explicitly rejects “defund the police.” The American Presidency Project ↗
Files with this break → - 06
Supports BDS or Not On Our Dime
THE TEST Does the candidate back the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement or state legislation targeting Israel-linked charities?
THE PARTY POSITION The 2024 platform states that Democrats oppose the BDS movement. Jewish Telegraphic Agency ↗
Files with this break → - 07
Names AIPAC / pro-Israel lobby as an adversary
THE TEST Does the candidate campaign against AIPAC or make the pro-Israel lobby a named opponent?
THE PARTY POSITION Most Democratic incumbents accept AIPAC-aligned support; party leadership does not treat the lobby as an adversary. The American Presidency Project ↗
Files with this break → - 08
Ran against a sitting Democratic incumbent
THE TEST Did the candidate challenge a sitting Democratic officeholder in the primary?
THE PARTY POSITION Party committees protect incumbents; primary challenges from the left are treated by the DCCC and state parties as hostile. Politico ↗
Files with this break →
The matrix records sourced positions. It is not a claim about character, motive, or what a candidate would do in office. Read the note and the source before quoting a cell.
How positions are scored ↗