SOCIALISM RISING: Inside the DSA Convention, Socialists Declare Dominance Over Dems and Set Their Sights on 2028

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From the Washington Free Beacon: The Democratic Socialists of America sent a clear message to Democrats during its biennial convention: We’re in charge now. Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win wasn’t an anomaly, delegates said, but rather the start of the DSA’s rise to power over the Democratic Party.

Roughly 1,200 DSA members gathered over the weekend at McCormick Place, Chicago’s convention center, to solidify the party’s platform. Tickets for the three-day convention, attended by the Washington Free Beacon, cost $225 and required party membership. Attendees were also required to submit proof of a negative COVID test prior to arrival. A convention live-stream was exclusive to registered DSA members. In-person attendees, primarily delegates elected by their local DSA chapters and a few observers, were requested to keep the convention center’s location confidential. Only delegates could deliver two-minute speeches supporting or opposing resolutions, which required a two-thirds majority to pass. Most speakers identified themselves only by their first name, last initial, and home chapter.

Delegates celebrated Mamdani’s win. More importantly, they said he served as a template for future candidates.

“We need to run campaigns that win. Campaigns like Zohran Mamdani, which put forward a bold vision of a socialist society,” Nate K., a delegate from Atlanta, said during a speech Saturday morning debating a resolution on whether to put forth a socialist candidate in 2028. “Zohran shows that Palestine is a winning issue. That socialism is a winning issue.”

Seizing the moment, Nate declared, “We can win the Democratic primary in 2028. There’s polls now that show that a majority of the Democratic primary electorate supports Palestine and would want a Democratic socialist to win the presidential primary in 2028.”

The report quotes another DSA delegate, Jesse B. from central Indiana, as saying, “The Democratic Party is dying. They have less support than the Republican Party.”

Free Beacon reporter Jessica Costescu, who attended the event, shared highlights from the event, and revealed that despite Mamdani’s claims, their ultimate goal is, indeed, to abolish the NYPD. She wrote:

During a Sunday morning panel debriefing Mamdani’s win, one chapter member said Mamdani was committed to disbanding the New York City Police Department’s Strategic Response Group, a special operations unit tasked with handling mass shootings.

Another said that while the DSA was committed to abolishing the NYPD, attempts to do so will outlast Mamdani: “We’re not abolishing the NYPD on day one, or probably in his term. That’s a long term project.”

Communist Party flags were reportedly waved around at the event, and multiple resolutions were passed to amend the party’s platform, including one that made “organizing in solidarity with the Palestinian cause a priority until Palestine is free.”

The keynote address was delivered by Palestinian-American ‘Squad’ Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who condemned all congress members who support Israel.

“As national @DemSocialists convention comes to a close, we are reflecting on the socialist led mass politics work that will deliver necessary change for New Yorkers, and – eventually – for our nation,” the NYC-DSA group boasted.

The national DSA organization posted a list of their 2025-2027 leaders from major cities across the country.

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