DEMOCRATIC LEFT

Tag: Elections

  • Winning Once Is Not Enough

    Alexander Goldenheart

    It’s the long-held dream of Democratic Socialists to see our candidates elected into office. As it turns out, that may be the easy part. A retrospective on the Dean Preston and Jackie Fielder campaigns for local office in San Francisco reflects on lessons the 2024 elections have for future efforts.

    A joint mobilization for both the Dean Preston and Jackie Fielder campaigns, organized by San Francisco DSA and the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC).
    A joint mobilization for both the Dean Preston and Jackie Fielder Campaigns, organized by San Francisco DSA and the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC). Photo courtesy Gwen McLaughlin.

  • NYC-DSA Has a Plan to Win

    Álvaro López

    The strategy that can help elect Zohran Mamdani mayor.

    Zohran Mamdani stands at a set of microphones behind the seal of the New York Senate. Behind him a crowd of people stands holding signs saying "Fix the MTA."
    Mamdani has made improvements to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) a central plank of his campaign | Zohran Mamdani

  • NYC-DSA Built an Organization Ready for Power

    David Turner

    New York City DSA, our organization’s largest chapter, wants to lead the center of U.S. capitalism. Its endorsement of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign is a chance to flex its muscles.

    A man lists Zohran Mamdani into the air in celebration.
    Mamdani participated in a hunger strike seeking relief for taxi cab medallion debt relief in 2021 | Zohran for Mayor