AOC Rejoins the DSA: Why Now?

AOC rejoined the DSA after a seven-year lapse, and the DSA tied it straight to a 2028 run. Their Maoist caucus had already called her an opportunist.

In this episode, I get into why the timing matters, what the Liberation Caucus actually said about her, and why backing away from defunding the police is what set them off.

She didn't have to do any of this. She did it because she thinks socialism is mainstream enough now that the label helps her instead of costing her. That's the part worth sitting with.