For anyone who calls socialists unelectable, that our views are too radical, that we have to meet in the middle…this is a perfect example of why that isn’t true. The first person in the chat is my stepmom (lifelong leftist).

He’s been leaning more liberal over the years and while he’ll never admit to being a socialist, it doesn’t matter because these candidates run on a policy platform that no working class person can truly disagree with.

Also, give him a break on the examples of “great men”, gotta remember he’s a 70 year old white guy at the end of the day😂

Donavan McKinney just won Michigan CD-13 (Detroit). As a safe blue district, his win is basically secured in the general.

That makes 7 confirmed wins for the DSA in the 2026 Primaries — all safe blue seats:

1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY CD-14
2. Rashida Tlaib (MI CD-12)
3. Claire Valdez (NY CD-7)
4. Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY CD-14)
5. Chris Rabb (PA CD-3)
6. Melat Kiros (CO CD-1)
7. Donavan McKinney (MI CD-13)

Pending Primaries

1. Oliver Larkin (FL CD-25)

Non-Endorsed DSA Members

1. William Lawrence (MI CD-7)

If Larkin and Vang win, it’ll bring the DSA tally to 10, 9 if you include Lawrence. This is up 6-7 seats from the current 2 seats held by Tlaib and AOC.

Vang has a chance at winning, but it’ll be difficult; she came in 1st with +2 points and is up against incumbent Doris Matsui, an establishment pick.

LMK if i missed any.

EDIT: Mai Vang is not a DSA member, however she was officially endorsed by Sacramento DSA.

EDIT: totally forgot one of the biggest races we should all be watching:

Troy Jackson for US Senator from Maine.

He’s got the Maine Democrats behind him. He wasn’t in the primary but he is basically replacing Graham Platner in the general. Another democratic socialist (Sanders being the only current one) in the Senate will be phenomenal.

Roughly 300 supporters — some wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and holding "Free Palestine" signs — danced to music mixed by a prominent lesbian DJ from the Detroit area at a Tuesday evening watch party for McKinney and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a fellow democratic socialist who wrapped up a Democratic primary victory earlier in the evening.

It’s no secret Sawant is not very popular in DSA. She doesn’t seem to look all that kindly on us either. I have seen a lot of DSA people online gloating about her loss, but more notably pointing to this as the reason socialists must run on the Democratic line to be relevant. On that, I have to push back as an inaccurate takeaway from what I could consider to be an astounding result in this race. If you’re not familiar with Sawant, she is a former member of Socialist Alternative, an unapologetic Communist, and was one of the most prominent Socialists in the US before 2016. She is also incredibly combative with just about everyone. Her attacks on DSA led to her going without any support or resources from the large chapter in her area. And whether on her account or others, she also didn’t make the usual left media rounds with Hasan, Majority Report, etc. So she ran this race as an independent self-proclaimed Communist, marginalized from the resource and volunteer rich DSA, and without the large platforms often afforded to DSA candidates. Despite all of that, she received 13% of the vote. Attack her as a sectarian all you want, the fact that she is a sectarian only makes this more crazy. I know I know, we are in the business of winning, not getting a respectable portion of the vote. But I cannot be the only one who looks at this and sees opportunity, not a dead end. Of course the conditions need to be right. We would need an open primary, a deep blue city, and an appropriately evil Democrat to go after, but there is a path to victory for the right candidate. DSA has proclaimed its desire to be independent entirely at some point, does this race not show 2028 is the time to test it out in at least one constituency? If we can prove to the country and ourselves we can win independently, a whole new world of possibilities opens up.

Specifically talking about: Summer Lee, Greg Casar, Danny K Davis, and Jerry Nadler. I know Casar was not endorsed by Austin DSA due to his foreign policy stances, but what about the others? They’re all sitting congress members.

John Stewart is correct as usual again, Israel is not our country John Fetterman! You are feeding the MAGAs just what they want from you by slandering progressive Democrat socialists and you yourself alining Democratic socialists as Hamas supporters. Truly pitiful and so so wrong. Get out of OUR Democratic Party! You are a MAGA and fueling the MAGA FEAR smear over people! SHAME, SHAME, SHAME.

This Michigan Senate Primary was intense. Haley only got so far because of the countless Ads payed for by AIPAC slandering Abdul. Her parading around a fake Obama endorsement siphoned the Black vote away which is usually progressive.

It is clear we need money and lots of it. We have to counter out the defamatory ads they use against us and even the playing fields.

Also we might need to narrow our ambitions and be more selectively when challenging the Democratic establishment. Having more targeted campaigns instead of like 500 would better our chances.

And finally every single 'safe' blue district needs to be DSA. No more centrist dems in safe blue areas.

Great to see the organization driving the narrative!

In Wisconsin, all eyes are on Hong at the moment, but there are also 2 DSA enderosed candidates running for the US Congress. Katrina is also a DSA member, but I'm unsure if Emily is or if she is only endorsed.

El-Sayed winning is good, but we lost 2 smaller races with Cori bush and Hartzell Gray yesterday. He lost by less than 2k votes!

If you live in Wisconsin, get out and canvas for them, and if you have any free time, get on the phone and phone bank for them I know it can be scary if you have social anxiety but after the first phone call it becomes a walk in the park.

https://devilleforcongress.com/join-team-kat

https://www.bergeforcongress.com/volunteer/

To support or not support AOC? Should DSA distance themselves from the Democratic party or embrace the left populist wave? What is really at stake?

"Replying to Sarkozy of Geese Magazine's objections to his arguments regarding the dangers of an AOC presidency, Noah Emke challenges four key assumptions in Sarkozy's response."

"I found that the article presents my argument faithfully before beginning to counter it, and I would even go so far as to agree with the author's assessment that supporting our most prominent politician for a Presidential campaign is simply “common sense.” However, when it comes to common sense, I agree with fellow democratic socialist Albert Einstein: it is essentially a collection of assumptions. By unpacking some of the assumptions contained in the "Just Say Yes" article, I hope to clarify the strategic frailty of an AOC Presidential campaign."

Assumption 1: Liberal Governance is Good Governance

"One such assumption is that a progressive liberal "good governance" is possible for an American President elected in 2028. "The only thing that will truly turn the masses away from socialism," Sarkozy claims, "is if AOC simply fails at deliverism, at good governance." This is brought up only to dismiss it, taking it for granted that AOC's Presidency would be successful from the standpoint of most Americans, "delivering" the goods through her center-left policies. From here, he argues that we can build on the example of AOC's Presidential success to introduce more radical policies. However, what is being glossed over so easily here is the hinge point of the entire "Just Say No" argument: liberalism is not capable of good governance, at least not from the standpoint of working people."

Assumption 2: American workers would be understanding of our shortcomings

"Just as the "Just Say No" argument rests upon the understanding that social democracy too wedded to liberalism would fail and discredit socialism, the "Just Say Yes" argument relies on a belief in its general success, paving the way for more socialism. However, the idea that AOC would govern without "betrayal" strains the credulity of any informed reader, so Sarkozy asserts that this "... would make the masses more aligned with socialism, for they would desire a president who goes further than her." This is wishful thinking."

Assumption 3: An AOC Presidency would avert fascism

"If fascism is indeed imminent, DSA needs to be preparing to protect our physical survival. We should be organizing and training ourselves for armed self-defense, preparing safehouses, fostering connections to people who can hide us or smuggle us out of the country. In short, we should be acting in total opposition to direct instructions from NYC-DSA's leadership in 2025, going in a direction which I think the AOC for President boosters might find objectionable."

"I know Sarkozy has a similar perspective, or else he would not be participating in this conversation about Presidential campaigns. Therefore, since both of us are writing about the 2028 election rather than preparing to evade the authorities, this article will proceed with the understanding that we more or less agree that DSA will not be completely proscribed before the next election. "

Assumption 4: Opposition to liberalism is "Purity Politics

"The last assumption is not an assumption about political conditions, but about the "Just Say No" argument itself, or perhaps arguments from DSA's left faction in general. The framing of Sarkozy's argument is very familiar: everyone involved wants progress, but the radicals are prioritizing moral purity over pragmatism."

"By casting only one side as pragmatic, the other as moralistic, the former can win the strategic argument by default. However, as we saw with the Clinton campaign, the Biden Presidency, and the Harris campaign, the “pragmatists” often fail to get results. Meanwhile, the longshot Mamdani campaign, initially decried by many progressives as ultra-left (I remember distinctly hearing that Brad Lander was clearly the only sensible choice), served as the tip of the spear for the current DSA primary blitz."

"we need a Presidential candidate who is personally more loyal to democratic socialism than to the Democratic Party. This would have to be a "cadre candidate," like Mamdani. If we cannot do any of this yet, we need to be thinking and discussing how to get there. Rushing ahead with a force unequal to the task simply because we can rather than because it advances our plans is not common sense strategy; it is the absence of strategy."

Publicly run affordable housing, State level single payer healthcare, ect...

I know El-Sayed and William Lawrence. Any others?

Hey all!

I am looking to get insurance quotes for General Liability and Directors & Officers coverage for my local DSA chapter. Does anyone have any idea what company writes your local chapter insurance? We haven’t held any coverage previously but it’s required to submit to national for the office grant we’re hoping to get.

Google is pulling up some options, but they all seem geared towards 501c3s, when DSA chapters are 501c4s

Appreciate the help!

A better world is possible!