I figured after a recent thread and seeing some posting about this stuff on a few sites, folks might be interested in the internal takes from NYC DSA folks on not pushing to primary Jeffries.
TL;DR It seems they're hoping to get a bunch of state assembly seats they think are more likely to win that would help get Zohran's policy done. And it sounds like the opposition candidate, Ossé, hasn't made any friends within NYC DSA over the last few years, leading to a lack of trust that he'll stand with DSA.
As a DSA partisan on Hexbear, you can imagine I've had a lot of conflicting opinions over how things are playing out currently. Zohran is ducking right in a lot of his messaging, and NYC DSA is up to all kinds of bullshit lately. But it's also a very exciting time to be in DSA, and as any American socialist org will tell you, a self-proclaimed socialist winning mayor of NYC with a growing national org behind him is huge.
I guess it's just nice to read what seems to be a pretty open explanation of what's going on in NYC DSA, as opposed to the usual radio silence everyone else in the org gets. I obviously still have disagreements with these folks, but at least I have a position that I can argue against.
Absolute bad faith bullshit from smc.
Citing an early head to head poll is so insane. It name recognition that's it. The opinion they cite from socialist majority is just full of non sequiturs, the whole yimby section is wild. He worked with an elected after they defeated a dsa candidate, he isnt that other person. The plan has very high percentage of required rent stabilized low income units. Like to call it abundance libshit is insane.
Man what does this wishy washy shit even mean? Was his endorsement even sought after? He endorsed him this cycle https://x.com/eonforassembly/status/1983595029210746946
Like there are zero substantial policy critiques in these opinion pieces lmao