Republican Senators Respond to DSA Proposal to Abolish Senate and Electoral College

The Democratic Socialists of America's formal platform calls for eliminating two constitutional structures, drawing written responses from Republican members of the Senate — the body that would...

Republican U.S. senators have issued public statements opposing a Democratic Socialists of America platform plank calling for the abolition of the U.S. Senate and the Electoral College, according to reporting by Fox News published July 22, 2026. The DSA, a registered nonprofit political organization, has listed both abolition measures as part of its stated national priorities, which are publicly available on the organization's website.

The U.S. Senate is established by Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution, and the Electoral College is established by Article II, Section 1. Abolishing either institution would require a constitutional amendment under Article V, which mandates passage by two-thirds of both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures — 38 of 50 states. No such amendment has been introduced in the current Congress, according to a search of Congress.gov as of the publication date.

The DSA is a separate organization from the Democratic Party. No current member of the Democratic caucus in the Senate or House has publicly endorsed the DSA's abolition proposals, based on available congressional records and public statements as of July 22, 2026. The Fox News report did not identify specific Democratic officeholders as supporting the measures.

The specific Republican senators quoted, the text of their statements, and the DSA document version cited were not fully detailed in the available source material. The complete text of any senator's formal correspondence or floor statement, if entered into the record, would be retrievable through the Congressional Record at congress.gov.

What remains unknown: whether any sitting member of Congress has formally introduced legislation aligned with the DSA proposals, and whether the Republican statements were submitted as official congressional record entries or issued solely as press releases. The Congressional Record and Congress.gov bill search would resolve both questions.