Democratic Socialists Target House Races With 100,000 Volunteers After New York City Hall Win
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 20
Democratic Socialists Target House Races With 100,000 Volunteers After New York City Hall Win
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 20
Summary
The Democratic Socialists of America are expanding from local races into high-profile House contests, using the volunteer network built during Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral victory.
About 100,000 Mamdani campaign volunteers are being enlisted to persuade voters in gentrifying neighborhoods that had long been seen as difficult terrain for socialist candidates.
That push is already testing Democratic incumbents: Hakeem Jeffries appeared in Manhattan last Saturday to bolster five-term Representative Adriano Espaillat against first-time democratic socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier.
The shift marks a break from the D.S.A.’s earlier strategy of concentrating on city and state legislative races and growing its influence incrementally before aiming at Congress.