To generate the scale of resistance necessary to win, the two Democratic socialists need to convince attenders to organize
Thank goodness Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have ignored the advice of Democratic operatives to “roll over and play dead”. Their anti-oligarchy mass rallies have brought out record-breaking numbers, testifying to a widespread popular desire to fight back against Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Filling the void left by Chuck Schumer and his ilk, AOC and Bernie are becoming leaders not just of leftist activists, but of the Democratic party’s mainstream liberal base. The hard question now is how to harness all this energy into a movement capable of actually defeating Musk, then Trump.
For those asking, yes these [rallies] are tied to action. All have been in or near GOP-held swing districts and we are following up with specific actions to pressure their Member to vote NO on any Medicaid cuts or billionaire tax breaks – or else face electoral consequences.
Eric Blanc is assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University. He is the author of We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big
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