D.S.A. Rallies 100 Members to Scale National Push as 5 Backed Candidates Win Primaries
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 13
D.S.A. Rallies 100 Members to Scale National Push as 5 Backed Candidates Win Primaries
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 13
Summary
About 100 Democratic Socialists of America members gathered in Chicago in late July, where co-chair Ashik Siddique urged them to turn recent wins into a broader national organizing drive over the next 18 months.
Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory was framed as the model: Siddique called the race a “proof of concept” that the group believes can be replicated in other cities and states.
Five D.S.A.-backed candidates have won congressional primaries since June in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit and Denver, including two defeats of long-serving incumbents.
A July CNN poll found one-third of Democratic and Democratic-leaning adults identify as democratic socialists, underscoring how far the label has moved from political taboo since Bernie Sanders’s 2016 run.
The group’s current reach extends beyond Congress: one D.S.A. member is positioned to become Washington’s next mayor, while another remains in a Los Angeles mayoral runoff.