“THERE’S NO AFFIRMATIVE VISION REALLY COMING FROM MOST PLACES IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WITH THE


EXCEPTION OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM.” — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a DSA member and possible presidential candidate in the 2028 Democratic primaries


he endorsed won New York City Democrat congressional primaries. Two House incum- bents lost, including the chair of the Con- gressional Hispanic Caucus. Since then, the DSA has barely hit a speed


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bump in its attempt to take over the Demo- cratic Party.


he first sign the demo- cratic Socialists of America (DSA) were a growing politi- cal force came last year when Zohran Mamdani was elect- ed mayor of New York City.


Then, in June, three fellow socialists Come January, the new mayor of Wash-


ington, D.C., will be a DSA member. In Los Angeles, DSA-linked candidates have ad- vanced to the November runoff for mayor and city attorney. The DSA toppled two more House incum-


bents in Colorado and Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed, a DSA sympathizer,


beat an establishment House Democrat to become the Democrat Senate nominee in Michigan. DSA members also won Senate nomina- tions in Florida and Oklahoma. The DSA claims that voters are revolting


MARCH OF PROGRESSIVES After stunning primary victories, New York congressional candidates Brad Lander, left, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, right, raise their hands in solidarity with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Both Lander and Chevalier defeated longtime incumbents, and Valdez bested her opponent, the Brooklyn borough president.


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