The 36-year-old New York representative and one of the country’s most prominent democratic socialists renewed her membership in the group’s national organization after reports emerged earlier this month that it had lapsed. Ocasio-Cortez initially joined the group in 2018.
In a statement on Tuesday night, the DSA announced: “Democratic Socialists of America confirms Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member in good standing of our organization, having recently rejoined in August 2026,” according to a report in City & State New York.
It added: “Previously, the representative joined DSA in 2018 with a one-year membership, which DSA’s national leadership recently noticed had lapsed, in 2019. She has since renewed her membership as of this month.”
The DSA said it decided to disclose Ocasio-Cortez’s membership details amid reports that she could run for president in the next election cycle.
I support AOC specifically and the DSA in a broad sense - but what made me cancel my membership is the DSA’s pants-on-head stupid and geopolitically naïve stance on the Ukraine war. The DSA leadership appears to not be capable of understanding that it was an expansionist war of conquest started and maintained by the Russian Federation, opposes US + other international military aid to Ukraine, opposes sanctions on the Russian federation in response to their grey-zone tactics and unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine, decries “NATO expansionism” (ignoring the fact that “NATO expansionism” is not only a very direct quote from the Kremlin, but also that the nations in question joined - and continue to join - as a direct and pointed response to Russian expansionism), and seems to think the problem can be solved by gathering around a campfire and singing kumbaya.
I hope that we eventually actually live in a consensus-oriented world where grievances are solved exclusively through diplomatic means… but that’s not today’s world. To pretend that it is is not only geopolitically naive to the point of self delusion, but strategically dangerous as well.
This is why I’ve remained an unaffiliated independent since first registering to vote in 1977. Plenty of alternatives have come along, but they have all had problems that I felt were insurmountable, so I’ve never joined any of them. Even when Republicans went full MAGA, ensuring that I will never vote for a right-leaning candidate ever again, I still didn’t joint he Dems, because I have lots of problems with them, too. And I have problems with the DSA, too.
I vote based on ISSUES, not parties. I am actually right on some issues, left on some, and I have a nuanced take on many more that aren’t right, left, or middle.
No party is EVER going to be able to count on my vote. They have to EARN it every time.
I hope to god that you have always lived in a state with an open primary then. If not, then that’s a idiotic take overall.
If you don’t vote in the primaries you’re ensuring that no party will ever earn your vote because you’re not helping select a good candidate and you’re just pissing in the wind and then complaining that you’re wet.
I don’t like Democrats either but I vote in the primaries to make sure that progressives at least have a chance of getting in.
ETA: A reminder that simply registering for a party will get you some annoying texts, well at least if you’re in sign up for the Democratic party because they really suck at outreach, Republicans will flood the ever loving shit out of you, but registering doesn’t mean you have signed some kind of blood pact to vote for them in the general every time. Fucking vote in the primaries you animals!
Can confirm, worked for the post office. Democrats will occasionally send their registered voters something, usually a small little brightly colored card or something with a “vote for me pls” slogan. Republicans will send you a fucking small poster every other day talking either about god, guns, and trump, or how the local democratic candidate literally eats babies and the Republican candidate does, in fact, oppose eating babies. It was annoying as hell. I got so tired of casing political shit.
You were willing to vote Republican pre-MAGA? Back when they were only Christian dominionist war criminals?
Their pamphlet calls for “the withdrawal of Russian troops through a settled ceasefire agreement” — a negotiated peace, basically. The (geopolitically not-naïve?) alternative is what exactly?
They’ve been saying that since pretty much immediately after Russia invaded, and haven’t changed it. Not an exhortation to respect the territorial boundaries of sovereign nations. Not supporting sanctions against the attacking country (Russia). No mention whatsoever of the grey-zone and subterfuge and repeated, systematic, brutal expansionism that Russia has engaged in since pretty much immediately after the Soviet Union fell. Just a “negotiated settlement”.
What even is an equitable negotiated settlement would be with a country that launched an unprovoked invasion under cover of subterfuge that violates the Geneva Convention?
The idea of an American political party demanding sanctions against countries that infringe the territorial boundaries of sovereign nations and engaging in unprovoked invasions is so ridiculously hypocritical that it’s hard to believe people actually support it.
A couple thing:
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There was a potential peace deal in April 2022, just after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. At that time, Ukraine and Russia appeared close to agreeing on a 10-point peace plan during talks in Istanbul, Turkey. Boris Johnson persuaded Zelenskyy to abandon the talks. It’s all documented. Johnson has a lot to answer for.
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It’s quite right that most of the DSA’s focus is on the impact of America’s actions in the world, not Russia’s.
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Unilateral US sanctions can cause some inconvenience to wealthy, powerful targets, but above all, they have been proven to cause widespread and often deadly harm to people who certainly don’t deserve it. See https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext
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So the DSA is tankie?
Communists tend to be very critical of the DSA for its reformist approach, but the DSA line on NATO expansion and imperialism is closer to what communists believe.
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The overwhelming majority of communists have a similar line on NATO expansionism. Most communists also support the CPC in building socialism, and critically support Russia as far as it acts against Statesian unipolarity.
No, it’s not.
I feel like you’re just trying to get a reaction by saying that.
Given that, in practice, “tankie” just means “anyone to the left of the western Overton window”, yes they are tankie
If they’re against Nato, recycle Kremlin talking points, and are against giving aid to Ukraine, then yes, they are tankie. Why wouldn’t they be?
If they’re against Nato
Tankie continuing to just mean “anyone to the left of Joe Biden”
I’d much rather her go after Schumer’s Senate seat than run for President. Same situation with Ossoff, would love for him to be President, but he’s needed in the Senate more at this time.
Not to say that AOC wouldn’t be a good president, it’s more of a “right candidate, wrong country” circumstance. Plus I feel like the decade long stint as conservative-media’s punching bag poisoned the well for uninformed voters (which is an unfortunate majority, by design)
Ossoff for President? The pro-israel, anti-Medicare-for-all guy?
Given that the DNC has been heavily floating Harris and Newsom, there really isn’t a prospective candidate that has more of a fighting chance. Maybe I’m starstruck because Ossoff captured the same hopeful hype Obama did back in '08; but given the choice between Newsome Harris or Ossoff, it’s going to be Ossoff without hesitation. I will agree that his stance on Israel isn’t ideal, but–much like with MAGA/Heritage Foundation --rooting out all of the compromised representatives isn’t going to be instantaneous; as much as I would love for it to be.
The DNC should only run Harris again if they want to lose.
At this point, it looks like that’s exactly what they want.
“It’s her turn” 2.0
Her campaign is already all over the absolutely still popular “6 7” meme, so I’m sure my fears are misguided. /s
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The DNC nominates whoever wins the primaries. They didn’t want AOC or Mamdani or Sayed but the voters spoke out. As long as we continue to see DSA/progressive candidates run and voters vote, the old guard neoliberal wing will shrink as it’s shown the door.
Not ideal? Motherfucker said the US-Israel relationship is “IRONCLAD.”
Sorry, but the baseline for this next election is clearly 1) FUCK Israel because every Democrat, and even some Republicans (see Mike Rogers), is rejecting or denying AIPAC funds and 2) finally putting together a bill for Medicare for All for vote on the Senate floor, the most important progressive policy that was at the forefront of Bernie’s movement. Don’t forget the reaction of the MURDER of a United Healthcare CEO. That just tells you how much people despise the current healthcare system.
I forgive Abdul El Sayed for declaring himself a capitalist rather than a socialist. That’s because he has unequivocally built his campaign around these two baseline issues.
Maybe you’re in the south where Ossoff’s voice might echo louder, but I honestly haven’t heard much about him in the northeast or the west coast where I frequent. The new standard is Mamdani, and for all his efforts fighting for socialist policies, to still end up with a Zionist, corporate bootlicker on the big ticket would be an utter disappoinment.
Fair enough.
Open support for genocide is a little worse than “not ideal”
poisoned the well for uninformed voters
This is why she couldn’t unseat Schumer either. She does well in her district, but New York as a state is more purple than people realize. There’s a reason Chucklefuck has kept the wealthy, conservative Baileys in the front of his mind for decades now.
I mean, shit, Lee Zeldin only lost the state by about 6% during the last gubernatorial.
I don’t love her but other people do and she’s got a high profile. Doesn’t mean we can’t hold her to higher standards.
NO MORE BULLSHIT
She’s trying to ride their coattails to relevance. She’s still a neoliberal that can’t be trusted
if she’s a neolib she’s doing an absolutely terrible job at the whole capitilism thing, one of the poorest reps we got for how long she’s been in politics
I assume your a Republican that can’t be trusted.
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Infantile binary thinking to assume critique of one is an endorsement of the other. Democrats are Republicans
I assume you’re a Zionist and can’t be trusted
She’s a politician, and she’s had a taste of power. It will be very difficult for her to give up that power. She’ll do ANYTHING to hold on to it, believing, as they all do, that power is better off in her hands, than in someone else’s’.
My hope is that she’s listened carefully to Bernie and learned from him. He’s one of the very few, perhaps the only one in Congress, who stayed out of the trap.
As far as letting her membership lapse, who knows? My guess is she was biding her time, seeing which way the wind blows. Voters are warming up to socialists at the moment, and she sees a chance to make that party work for her, so she reupped.
I think AOC is a lot less cynical than you are.
that power is better off in her hands, than in someone else’s’.
Depressing aint it? Amekkkunts so brainwashed for demagogy, they prefer this than empower constituents.Voters are warming up to socialists at the moment,
No they are not, forget the right I’m talking real dem’s have zero love for the DSA.
Who do you consider “real Dems”?
Not the DSA
Ok, but you’re claiming voters are not warming up to socialists. How do you explain the recent uptick in Dem Socialists being voted in?
In what like a few cities and the people are already regretting it. Any DSA governors? Just because they win a dem primary doesn’t mean a thing until the get past the general.
Not yet.
We’ll see. Spouting off “we’ll seize the means of production” isn’t helping and anyone that took HS history knows how well that went.
so if you exclude everyone who likes the dsa, nobody likes the dsa. you’re very smart
if you’re talking about the politicians, you’re probably right. if you’re talking about the voters, you couldn’t be more wrong.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/poll-democrats-more-positive-view-164901041.html
I remember the pole for Hong being up 20 points and that was BS, she lost. Cherry picked stats doesn’t make it so.
I remember the pole for Hong being up 20 points and that was BS, she lost. Cherry picked stats doesn’t make it so.
A couple of things. First, it’s poll. If you can’t get something as basic as that right, people won’t take you seriously.
Second, it wasn’t Hong that “cherry picked” polls. It was a polling company that didn’t show their methodology and then claimed that they were actually running a social experiment. Something you would know if you were a serious person.
pole
Poll*
First of all, who cares about a single POLL regarding a single candidate? I guess if you live there it could be important to you personally, but folks are looking at national trends and you keep being all… Nope, can’t be, did you see the results of this one POLL in this one place at this one time?
So how do you know that it could only have been the DSA affiliation (that ain’t even obvious from looking at just her name) that cost her the election rather than sexism or racism? Or a combination of factors mostly relating to specific policies she or her opponents ran on? Or money? Like, what data are you drawing that conclusion from?
It is data, right?
That single poll was on every MSM news show as the fact. Shows how gullible they are… Fact check, naw someone wrote it down it must be true. Like Hillary was 90% likely to win lol
Gee, I wonder what motivations the MSM might have here….
I wondering what was wrong with you, but you watch every MSM news show. That shit’ll rot your brain, kid.
(but also, I don’t believe you… however if you have links to just 3 clips of MSM news shows treating this single POLL as fact I’d be willing to reconsider)
She lost by 3k votes. What are you talking about?!?
AOC is establishment now.
Regardless, she didn’t stand up and say what she should’ve known in 2024. Biden was going to lose, kamala was going to lose. No, she decided to wait “her turn,” and let the hacks at the democratic party fail america, again.
I don’t care that you guys think she’s one of the good ones. She’s not. Being better than fascists or their controlled opposition fascist light isn’t sufficient.
If AOC is only 36 now, then she was not old enough to run for President in 2024. It wasn’t that she was “waiting her turn”, she literally was barred from running according to the Constitution.
She didn’t say anything against Biden even though he was going to lose, and she didn’t say anything against kamala, even though she was going to lose.
Big fail, and she knew better. As to the presidency, she can’t win it either, not then, not now, not in 2028.
No. She wasn’t.
She turned 35 before the inauguration.
She could have ran.
Is this AOC signaling a run or is it the DSA subtly pushing AOC to run?
It seems more like jumping on the bandwagon now that the DSA is making all the headlines.
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Jewish people have the right to exist.
A subtle but important distinction. Thank you for adding it.
A distinction that is purposefully being ignored by the “Israel’s right to exist” crowd.
So no, not good for her. It’s bad to conflate recent man-made construct such as Israel with Jewish people. “Israel’s right to exist” is on par with “white lives matter too” and “heritage not hate.” Its pure misinformation.
I had hoped
It has the same rights that every other culture/religion does.
would clarify my opinion enough.
I don’t want ANYONE to die. I don’t think Israel should be allowed to bully its neighbors, flout international law, and commit genocide. A phrase has been co-opted by people we don’t agree with. So what. It doesn’t mean they control language and the meaning of words.
Israel isn’t a religion.
Gah! You’ve already had to remind me of that once.
No, I said Jewish people have the right to exist before. Now I’m correcting your statement that Israel is a religion. It is not.
It’s also directly opposed to what you said
It has the same rights that every other culture/religion does.
Every culture and religion has the right to a colonial ethnostate?
Did Yugoslavia have a right to exist?
No, but NATO also didn’t have a right to destroy it. https://www.michael-parenti.org/article-the-rational-destruction-of-yugoslavia
Welp that submarined her running, how much you wanna bet Gavin has something to do with this?
Why do you say that?
It’s pretty clear that she’s riding this wave of Dem socialists being voted in right now.
Yeah what like 2 cities? NYC is only being held up by the state or they would be bankrupt. And making housing counsels of only DSA is really a fail er fair way to run housing.
The one in portland is under recall. Bang up job. That dummy like Hochul laughed away the business pulling out and now they are back pedaling hard.
Dems in NYC are waking up as they posted lists of all the people that own decent homes. DSA will eat their own, mark my words
You’re ignoring a few others. You are seriously behind the times here, keep up. Dem socialists are gaining popularity because the “real Dems” are too busy trying to save their own asses instead of working for their constituents. People are fed up with “real Dems”.
Maybe Jeffries can figure out how to win over the working class with more meetings with Jared Kushner.
You believe that fake pole saying Hong was up 20 points still eh? And you people ran with it and she lost.
NY is loosing people to the southern states, California too. It just leaves the lazy that want a hand out that the DSA can’t deliver. Tell me about the free child care and public transport that never happened in NYC.
You believe that fake pole saying Hong was up 20 points still eh?
Where have I ever said that?
NY is loosing people
It’s losing, not loosing.
Tell me about the free child care and public transport that never happened in NYC.
It’s only been 8 months and Mamdani’s approval rating is only getting higher.
You say DSA is up, Hong proves you wrong
LOL grammar nazi but can’t refute the fact people are leaving NY to escape bad DSA policies
Again Hong, I trust your numbers in no way shape or form. 8 months, he will never deliver, they never do. Watch.
That’s not grammar, that’s spelling. One person won’t be able to change everything on their own, yeah. You sound far more delusional than the person you are responding to though.
You say DSA is up, Hong proves you wrong
Hong is not the entirety of the DSA hahahahaha wtf
It’s not your grammar that was wrong, it was your spelling.
They’re whating?
NYC is only being held up by the state or they would be bankrupt
fucking hilarious. NYC generates more gdp than the rest of the state combined, and the gdp per capita of the city is 30% higher than that of the whole state, including the city. the city generates nearly 60% of the state’s tax revenue, and uses only 40% of state expenditures
Yeah, New York City was being ripped off by the rest of the state and got some of that money back for itself. Good job, NYC.
If only blue states could manage that at the federal level…
NYC is only being held up by the state or they would be bankrupt.
And where did that state money come from? NYC, that’s where. It is totally appropriate for the state to spent money on the maintenance of the largest and most productive city in America with the taxes collected from NYC.
What’s your source for NYC being held up by the state or would be bankrupt?
Phew… as someone who makes a living as a contractor with NYC I was worried you had a credible source.
Those sources were already debunked as propaganda.
What a piss poor take
Agreed! With how EXCITED people are to Vote for Socialists in New York, Michigan, Oregon, Seattle, Colorado, Florida, Texas and other States the SMARTEST thing for a Democrat to do is IGNORE that and Try REALLY REALLY HARD to Court the “MAGA or Murder Politicians” votes!
Right! Because that’s worked so well in recent elections. /s
Democrats win because of turnout. If you put up feckless candidates or Republican light candidates, it does not excite the base and turnout is depressed.
This dude regularly confirms he’s a Republican plant.
This is not going to matter. If anything, it’s relatable.
