Magnolia Tribune says DSA has expanded influence in Democratic Party
A Magnolia Tribune opinion article says the Democratic Socialists of America has expanded its influence within the Democratic Party and is winning key races, including what the article described as taking control of New York Citys mayoralty.
The article cited a July DSA newsletter that said, “Our gains are hitting the Democratic Party establishment like a leftist tidal wave, and our members are gearing up for much bigger plans toward 2028,” and cited DSA membership figures that it said rose from roughly 24,000 in 2017 to about 120,000 today. It also cited a CNN poll that it said found about one-third of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents now identify as socialists.
The Tribune said more than 100 DSA-backed candidates won primary races in 2026 and highlighted several examples, including a 29-year-old Democratic Socialist who unseated a long-serving member of Congress in Colorado and a Democratic Socialist who nearly won a Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. The article also said 192 House Democrats declined to vote for a resolution condemning socialism, including the DSA, a sharp increase from previous congressional actions, according to the Tribune.
The opinion piece summarized the DSAs 2026 platform as calling for public ownership of major corporations and essential industries; universal state-run health care and college tuition; universal rent control; reparations; amnesty for undocumented immigrants; and abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the police and the prison system. The Tribune also said the platform calls for abolishing the U.S. Senate and replacing the Supreme Court with a judiciary subordinate to Congress, citing the DSAs published platform.
The Tribune said the DSA has begun organizing in Mississippi, welcoming a chapter in Jackson in January 2026, and quoted Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor telling SuperTalk radio host Richard Cross that Americans should “rethink what counts as ‘socialistic,'” citing examples such as Medicare and public schools. The article urged readers, particularly conservatives, to pay attention to local races and primaries, saying those contests shape policy and provide opportunities for political movements to build power.
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