
DSA membership doubles since 2024 to roughly 120,000, with Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral victory marking its biggest electoral triumph.
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For years, the Democratic Socialists of America had little influence over the machinery of the Democratic Party. That is beginning to change.
For years, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) had little influence over the machinery of the Democratic Party. That is beginning to change.
The organisation has more than doubled its membership since 2024, reaching roughly 120,000, while growing numbers of DSA-backed candidates are positioning to expand its presence in Congress from two members to as many as seven.
The breakthrough came in New York, where Zohran Mamdani's victory in the 2025 mayoral race gave the movement its biggest electoral triumph yet.

KMT New Taipei City mayoral candidate Li Sichuan called on Executive President Zhuo Rongtai to amend the law on exempting health insurance premiums for those with limited wealth, while sweeping the streets at Futai Market in Taishan District. He also asked his opponent, current legislator Su Qiaohui, to express support, otherwise the Executive Yuan will be taught a lesson by voting on November 28.

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