https://twitter.com/nycDSA/status/1610743979410133005

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Are they any good or are they shitty succdems? Are they able to make material improvements for people?

    • mrbigcheese [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      tbh probably some of the best socialist electeds in the country imo. The way they coordinate and organize in NY has been very good, especially considering none of this organization existed like 4 years ago.

    • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Article from 5 months ago: https://jacobin.com/2022/09/new-york-politics-right-socialists-dsa-gains-housing-renewable-climate

      "Tax the Rich succeeded through this close coordination, and the Albany machinations were backed up by organizing pressure from constituents, primarily through protest, phone banking, and leafleting voters’ doors. Tax the Rich was wildly popular, attracting broad participation, and was a success, winning badly needed funding for public schools, pandemic relief, rent assistance, and much more."

      Article from 1 year ago: https://jacobin.com/2022/01/democratic-socialism-new-york-long-game-nyc-dsa-state-politics