Inside the socialists' civil war over AOC and 2028

Internal divisions are widening within the Democratic Socialists of America as the group grapples with its identity ahead of the twenty twenty-eight presidential primary. Axios reports that some members and strategists are frustrated with the national leadership, citing controversial stances on abolishing the Senate and praising Fidel Castro as strategic errors. These tensions have extended to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has distanced herself from the national organization and faced criticism from the group's more hardline Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Caucus. The friction comes as the organization struggles to balance its insurgent roots with the practical demands of electoral success.

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