Democratic Socialists of America behind AOC for President

Democratic Socialists rally behind AOC for 2028 presidential bid after Mamdani's New York City victory

Members of the Democratic Socialists of America are openly pushing to endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president in 2028, emboldened by a string of far-left primary wins, even as early polling shows her trailing badly in her own ideological lane.

At the DSA's national convention in Chicago, the organization held a closed-door meeting to establish a formal process for potentially endorsing the New York congresswoman's White House bid, the Daily Mail reported.

The move comes on the heels of Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of New York City, a result DSA members now treat as proof that their political model can scale far beyond safe progressive districts.

The organization's confidence is not baseless. Beyond Mamdani's mayoral win, Ocasio-Cortez-endorsed candidates Analilia Mejia and Adam Hamawy won Congressional races in New Jersey. In Michigan, AOC backed Abdul El-Sayed in a Senate primary. Frances Gill, a Los Angeles-based DSA member, told the Washington Post that the organization's every move is now oriented around 2028.

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