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How the Democratic Socialists Conquered New York City
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- Breaking History
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- Jun 30, 2026
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- 3652
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Summary
Back in October, we traced the founding of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in our episode “Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & the End of Socialism’s Losing Streak.” Now, with Zohran Mamdani’s allies sweeping three congressional primaries in New York, we’re back for a follow-up. In this episode, journalist Harry Siegel outlines how the DSA spent the better part of a decade building the machine that just reshuffled New York City politics—from post-Trump organizing drives and close-but-no-cigar primary runs to a movement that now has the Democratic Party establishment looking over its shoulder. How did it happen and what comes next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices