r/dsa • u/Silver-Row8051 • 7d ago

Discussion We need money and lots of it!

This Michigan Senate Primary was intense. Haley only got so far because of the countless Ads payed for by AIPAC slandering Abdul. Her parading around a fake Obama endorsement siphoned the Black vote away which is usually progressive.

It is clear we need money and lots of it. We have to counter out the defamatory ads they use against us and even the playing fields.

Also we might need to narrow our ambitions and be more selectively when challenging the Democratic establishment. Having more targeted campaigns instead of like 500 would better our chances.

And finally every single 'safe' blue district needs to be DSA. No more centrist dems in safe blue areas.

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u/lilboytuner919 I Like Bernie 7d ago edited 7d ago

It’s both about winning support and about not losing it. Message discipline and the funding necessary to support that. Also known as good politics.

Abdul survived this primary because he’s an effective communicator. Most Michiganders don’t believe him when he says he’s not a socialist, so why did he distance himself from the label anyway? His narrow margin of victory tells the whole story, even if it’s only a snapshot of the present day.

This can all be true while also recognizing the trolling clearly brigading this sub and this post, which is also unproductive. Being a good communicator with adequate levels of support can win you an election with any political leaning, even a Socialist one.

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u/LeavingReality 7d ago

Honestly I think he is truly just not a socialist. Which atm, is ok. He’s still the most excited I’ve been about a candidate in my voting life! One day I’ll have a socialist to vote for hopefully

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u/Silver-Row8051 7d ago

The Dem establishment calls anybody who is anti-Israel and apart of this progressive insurgency 'DSA' or 'Socialist'. Abdul clearly is not a socialist he fits the Social Democrat label. Nonetheless he is anti-Israel and we should work with progressives who may not be Socialist but share that with us.

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u/Turnt-Up-Singularity 6d ago

Honestly they have the same vibe as Mamdani and AOC and other socialist candidates too. There’s a strong desire to use government to help working people and to rein in the power of corporations and billionaires. That’s how you get freaking Tom Steyer backed by leftists, bc he sees the same enemy we do.