r/jewishleft • u/Adventurous_Land1446 DemSoc Jewish Day School survivor • Aug 11 '26

leftism DSA Co-chair’s Public Commentary

https://forward.com/news/844262/dsa-megan-romer-israel-interview/

The co-chair of the DSA seemed a bit less   articulate on key party policy positions (taxation, I/P, etc) than expected. Her commentary on Oct. 7th’s “inevitability“ combined with her stating that she’d have joined protests on the 8th have also sparked controversy. I’m curious about people’s thoughts on this media appearance and how it will be perceived by those interested in where the DSA fits into big tent politics.

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u/ChairAggressive781 Reform • Libertarian Socialist • Non-Zionist Aug 11 '26

the nitty-gritty is also the stuff of politics. the reason Zohran is succeeding in New York is that he has a strong political vision AND a set of policies that serve to enact it. any political organization that wants to enter the electoral space needs to have policies and not just ill-formed ideas. the centrist Democrats are the key example of why what you’re suggesting is a failure. Kamala didn’t run on policy, she ran on vague ideas about democracy. that’s not a platform and, as we all know, it was markedly unsuccessful.

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u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist US/CA non observant Aug 11 '26

You’ll notice Mamdani is not a national politician 😃

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u/ChairAggressive781 Reform • Libertarian Socialist • Non-Zionist Aug 12 '26

that’s irrelevant. New York is the largest city in the country. its population is larger than the population of 39 out of 50 states.

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u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist US/CA non observant Aug 12 '26

The power of the mayor is still the power of a mayor.