How 'socialism' stopped being a dirty word for some voters - and started winning elections across America
Joshua Kluever, Binghamton University, State University of New York
May 5, 2021
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Joshua Kluever, Binghamton University, State University of New York
(THE CONVERSATION) The leftist Democratic Socialists of America, which helped congressional star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get elected in 2018, looks to be a big political player again in New York City’s 2021 municipal elections.
The group has not yet endorsed anyone for mayor – the top prize in New York’s June 22 Democratic primaries. But all 51 city council seats are up for grabs this year, and the DSA has members running for six of them – including Queens public defender Tiffany Cabán and Brooklyn tenant activist Michael Hollingsworth.