When the current accelerated slide of the Democrat party into complete and total socialism/communism began might be debated, but there is no doubt that is exactly where they are headed. There may be a few like Democrat Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman who might still be described as "moderate," but that population is quickly dwindling. The latest example is self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The media is attempting to smooth over his radical views, but now, those views are fueling membership in an organization that Republicans and conservatives ignore at their own peril.
I think Mamdani's success will usher in a whole new slate of radical revolutionary Dem candidates who will take over the seats of relatively more moderate Dems who'll be pressured to retire. DSA will overtake the old guard Democrat establishment. They'll target the youth vote.
— Incidental 41 (@Incidental41__) June 29, 2025
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the U.S. They claim that since Mamdani's victory, membership in the group is quickly rising. In an email to supporters, the DSA stated:
“Our fellow democratic socialist and DSA member Zohran Mamdani is now the Democratic Party’s nominee for Mayor of New York City! Now people like you across the country — from Kansas, to Florida, to Texas — are joining DSA in droves. Through torrential downpours and life-threatening heat, NYC-DSA members and members from across the country knocked on thousands of doors, made thousands of phone calls, brought the block to the polls, and delivered a victory for working people everywhere."
One Portland, Oregon-based DSA leader claimed that between Tuesday, the day of the primary, and the following day, more than 1,300 new members joined the group. Mamdani touts the most far-left positions, such as free transportation and child care, rent freezing, and creating government-run grocery stores. If Mamdani is elected as Mayor of New York, he will not be alone. His fellow elected self-described Democratic Socialists include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
The DSA has had its ups and downs in recent years. The death of George Floyd in 2020 and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 also saw a spike in membership, but membership had declined in the run-up to the reelection of President Donald Trump. The killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in May proved to be a bit of a problem for the DSA. They issued the obligatory statement the day after the murders that claimed in part that they “reject the violence of last night’s fatal shooting." But even that bit of rationality was too much for some members, one of whom posted, “Is it good to condemn violence against a genocidal apartheid state?”
Mamdani is a socialist, he is a member of the DSA. He was able to win a mayoral election in the largest city in the country. In 30 years of being a political party Greens have not gotten close to achieving that. https://t.co/Sq3UgBOKer
— GreenComradeLandon (@GreenComLandon) June 26, 2025
In the past, Republicans and conservatives have giggled when the likes of AOC and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders proudly declared their Democratic Socialist bona fides. But if the claims of DSA leaders that Zohran Mamdani is poised to become the next mayor of New York City are true, and that in turn has spiked membership in the DSA, Republicans and conservatives can ill afford to ignore it.
At RedState, we have reported on the fact that the media will not address any of Mamdani's previous radical statements. The Wall Street Journal will only comment on his appearance, and Jake Tapper, back to his old self after trying to convince Americans he had no idea Joe Biden's brain was Jell-O, insisted to Mayor Eric Adams that he has never heard Mamdani say anything radical.
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But maybe the best explanation of the uptick in DSA membership is that the American educational system no longer teaches what the evils of socialism really are. A Pew Research Poll showed that 44 percent of Americans aged 18-29 have a positive view of socialism. That proves what we already knew: the indoctrination starts early. At 33 years old, it is precisely that age group of voters that Mamdani is appealing to.
New York City will surely be signing its own death warrant if Zohran Mamdani is elected. But it should be the mother of all membership drives for the Democratic Socialists.
the DSA didn’t just sit around waiting for a Mamdani to happen, the DSA organized and built political power so Mamdani could happen
— ⋆₊˚ socialist lauver 🚩₊ ࣪ . (@lauversocialism) June 29, 2025
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