Democratic Socialists’ Biggest Challenge Is Their Platform

Washington Post: “The DSA’s national platform, which includes universal rent control and abolishing the Senate and the Supreme Court, is meant to offer bold alternatives to the status quo — a posture that its leaders say has powered the group’s rapid rise.”

”The ensuing response, though, epitomizes how the organization’s dual goals — to reimagine what’s possible politically and to win elections — are not always compatible.”

”But if the DSA’s alternative approach is a draw to disillusioned voters, she added, it also gives Republicans low-hanging fruit to hurt all Democrats by portraying them as radical.”