NYC DSA takes credit for Zohran Mamdani's primary win as mayoral hopeful stays mum on group's radical views

Fired-up Democratic Socialists of America progressives are bragging about their “special sauce” propelling Zohran Mamdani to the cusp of becoming New York City’s next mayor — as the contender increasingly refuses to say whether he’ll push their radical agenda.

The socialist group’s Big Apple chapter mobilized its already formidable field operations during the Democratic primary, recruiting 50,000 volunteers to help turn Mamdani from dark horse candidate to the party’s landslide nominee , a recent The Nation report details.

The massive volunteer effort — which included more than 1.6 million door knocks and 2.3 million calls — relied on stirring up grassroots enthusiasm and organizing, which one local DSA official called the group’s “special sauce.” 3

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