Mamdani campaign guru admits DSA wants to take over the Democratic Party by running AOC for president in 2028

They want to seize the means of party production.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign guru admitted the DSA’s ultimate goal is to “take over” the Democratic Party — by running lefty darling Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president.Andrew Epstein, 38, recently told a Belgian newspaper that the Democratic Socialists of America want to build on victories from over the last year, such as Mamdani’s election and comrades Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez soon-to-be joining AOC in Congress.“I think we want to take over the Democratic Party,” he told Dutch-language outlet De Tijd, according to a translation of the Tuesday article.To achieve its aim, the DSA needs to run one of their own for president, with the clear choice being AOC, the far-left political strategist said.“I cannot imagine any other politician who can mobilize the electorate needed to win the presidency,” Epstein was quoted as saying.“You can only change a party by putting forward a president,” he said, adding, “Just look at how [President] Trump has transformed the Republicans.”Epstein was the spokesperson and creative mind behind Mamdani’s Democratic mayoral primary campaign that saw the little-known state lawmaker trounce ex-Gov.

Andrew Cuomo in a stunning upset that made global headlines.During the general election that followed, Epstein was moved out of the spotlight during the general election and replaced as campaign spokesperson.But he continues to have the ear of Mamdani, one of the most influential DSA members in the country.More recently, Epstein worked on Valdez’s winning campaign in the June Democratic primary for New York’s Seventh House District representing western Queens and north Brooklyn.

Both Valdez and fellow NYC-DSA-er Avila Chevalier were endorsed by Mamdani and are all-but-sure to cruise to victory on November 3 in their overwhelmingly Democratic congressional districts.The extreme left-wing is looking to score a handful more w...