DSA Committee Rejects 2028 Endorsement Poll in 14-13 Vote as AOC Fight Deepens

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

A 14-13 vote by DSA’s National Political Committee blocked a nationwide member poll on the group’s 2028 presidential endorsement, leaving the decision to its regular convention process.
That means any national endorsement will likely wait until DSA’s next convention in August 2027, frustrating a Groundwork caucus push to “endorse AOC on day one” and gain earlier influence in the 2028 race.
Gustavo Gordillo of NYC-DSA accused national leaders of stripping rank-and-file members of a vote, while committee member Amy Wilhelm said chapters can still run their own polls and denied members were being shut out.
The clash exposed factional strains inside the roughly 120,000-member socialist group as some activists argue Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could anchor a national campaign, even though she has not said she will run in 2028.
The dispute also revives DSA’s uneasy relationship with Ocasio-Cortez: the national group withdrew its 2024 reelection endorsement and later criticized her 2025 vote on Israel funding, while its New York City chapter kept backing her.