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Democratic Primaries

Stellar

(5,644 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2019, 11:55 PM Apr 2019

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Democratic socialists now control one-tenth of the Chicago City Council

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-socialists-america-city-council-dsa-rodriguez-sanchez/

By the time the 35th Ward Alderman took the stage at Rosanna Rodríguez-Sánchez’s election-night party at Chief O’Neill’s in Avondale, Chicago had experienced the biggest electoral victory for socialists in modern American history. Members of the group now control one-tenth of the City Council’s 50 seats.

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Nearly a century after it declined in popularity, democratic socialism has enjoyed a significant boost by Bernie Sanders’ two presidential campaigns and the mercurial rise of DSA member and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. National membership in the group — which considers itself a “political and activist organization” but not an official political party — has multiplied by more than seven times since 2015, from 8,000 to 60,000.

“It helps that we have Bernie running and we have AOC popularizing our ideas on a national stage,” said local DSA co-chair Lucie Macías. “It’s a great time to be a democratic socialist in Chicago and the United States.”

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Democratic socialists now control one-tenth of the Chicago City Council (Original Post) Stellar Apr 2019 OP

Sounds good. David__77 Apr 2019 #1

It's exciting! nt Stellar Apr 2019 #2

It is!! It's a good start!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #3

Socialists or Democratic Socialists? Gato malo Apr 2019 #5

I don't care about that difference in label. David__77 Apr 2019 #6

Democratic Socialists ran much of Milwaukee's government between 1910 and 1960 TheRealNorth Apr 2019 #4

David__77

(23,388 posts)

1. Sounds good.

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:00 AM

Apr 2019

Socialist and non-socialist progressives can win big victories there.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

2. It's exciting! nt

Reply to David__77 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:02 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)

3. It is!! It's a good start!!

Reply to Stellar (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:17 AM

Apr 2019

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Gato malo

(57 posts)

5. Socialists or Democratic Socialists?

Reply to David__77 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:26 AM

Apr 2019

Are democatic Socialists Socialists?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

David__77

(23,388 posts)

6. I don't care about that difference in label.

Reply to Gato malo (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:29 AM

Apr 2019

Progressive. Socialist. Democratic socialist.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

4. Democratic Socialists ran much of Milwaukee's government between 1910 and 1960

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 12:17 AM

Apr 2019

And things ran pretty well back then. "Happy Days"

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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