Chapotraphouse

I agree the situation isn’t that dire historically speaking, but you’d still like to see some more spine when the stakes are pretty low, all things considered. The election looks like a wrap already, so just stick to your guns even if it costs a percent or two. I think the main political calculus there is holding a strong enough lead that it stops Cuomo or Sliwa from dropping out because they see a realistic chance of consolidating the anti-Mamdani vote while he’s weak.

That being said, DSA’s most important role at this point imo is being a highly visible org (but yes, imperfect) that is a tool to help deprogram decades of American anti-socialist propaganda. Given the direction things are going internally with Marxist, it could be an incubator for an actual socialist party some time in the future after overcoming the internal contradictions that divide it right now.