With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership
Back when I was with DSA, it seemed like most of their organizing was happening in New York, LA, other Pacific Coast cities, and a few big cities in the interior of the country, like Chicago and Denver; but since then it appears they’ve been pushing hard for organizing in key swing states, like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. That’s smart. I’m sure it wasn’t easy, either. There are probably a good number of people who are aggressively hostile to socialists in those states, but DSA did it anyway. They did it even though they knew it was going to be hard.
See that, moderate Dems? Doing hard things can pay off. Take note. Turns out being the party of “can’t be done,” “not possible” and “won’t work” doesn’t endear you to voters. People are sick of being told that a better world isn’t possible. People want hope not impotence, resignation and cynicism.
Back when I was with DSA, it seemed like most of their organizing was happening in New York, LA, other Pacific Coast cities, and a few big cities in the interior of the country, like Chicago and Denver; but since then it appears they’ve been pushing hard for organizing in key swing states, like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. That’s smart. I’m sure it wasn’t easy, either. There are probably a good number of people who are aggressively hostile to socialists in those states, but DSA did it anyway. They did it even though they knew it was going to be hard.
See that, moderate Dems? Doing hard things can pay off. Take note. Turns out being the party of “can’t be done,” “not possible” and “won’t work” doesn’t endear you to voters. People are sick of being told that a better world isn’t possible. People want hope not impotence, resignation and cynicism.
My favorite Mamdani quote: