A seat at the table, most definitely. DSA is a vibrant power source for the coalition of liberal-left causes that, in a good year, unites under the Democratic Party tent. But, as Garry Kasparov notes today on Substack, excesses of the left empower the far right. Defund the police, never a DNC platform, nevertheless scared the bejeezus out of MAGA types, who turned out in force to re-elect Dear Leader in 2024. In other words, some of the DSA candidates notions are a bit nutty. But overall the DSA's emphasis on improving American society for working people, making it fairer and more just, is a needed jolt of young energy in an old, tired Democratic Party.
Both parties need reform especially the Democratic which has become anything but. Democratic socialism is the wave of the future. embrace it.
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A seat at the table, most definitely. DSA is a vibrant power source for the coalition of liberal-left causes that, in a good year, unites under the Democratic Party tent. But, as Garry Kasparov notes today on Substack, excesses of the left empower the far right. Defund the police, never a DNC platform, nevertheless scared the bejeezus out of MAGA types, who turned out in force to re-elect Dear Leader in 2024. In other words, some of the DSA candidates notions are a bit nutty. But overall the DSA's emphasis on improving American society for working people, making it fairer and more just, is a needed jolt of young energy in an old, tired Democratic Party.