Strategy & Tactics

Open and proudly socialist electoral campaigns have the potential to bring workers into our movement. DSA candidates who receive a national endorsement should lead the way in showing how this is done.

DSA has elected hundreds of socialists across the country. What do these victories add up to — and how should we evaluate their success once in office?

The right reforms can help the working class win transformational changes. These non-reformist reforms are a necessary step in the democratic road to socialism.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will need to govern through mobilizations and make the rich pay. That’s the only way to use city government to improve workers’ lives and build support for socialism.

The Uncommitted Movement has been accused of being co-opted by the Democratic Party. In reality, it was taken over by anti-war grassroots activists who were able to make inroads with hundreds of thousands of voters.

All the tactics and tricks of electoral work won’t help DSA build a real base for socialist politics if millions of people can’t easily see us. That’s why in New York, we should talk seriously about using fusion voting and general elections to boost our visibility.

Socialists should fight the capitalist leaders of the Democratic Party but try to win over its voter base to socialism.

Here’s a list of 28 tactics student activists with the Gaza solidarity movement can use on campus to build power.

In labor and electoral organizing, our approach to coalitions is different because the threats and potentials are different.