Metro DC DSA Passes “Run, AOC, Run” resolution, calls on her to run for president and for the National Political Committee to endorse early
Date: November 10, 2026
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Washington, DC: On Friday, the third largest DSA chapter in the country passed a resolution calling on Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president, and joined several chapters across the country calling on the National Political Committee to endorse early in the cycle.
The stakes of the 2028 presidential election for the direction of US politics are monumental and DSA committed at its 2025 convention to pursue building a left-labor coalition around a democratic socialist candidate. Our chapter voted to encourage Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run as the best candidate for president, who can truly put a punctuation mark on the MAGA era and build a working class movement that realigns our political system.
In passing this resolution by a vote of 65 percent, our chapter is underscoring our commitment to building a socialist movement millions of members strong that is capable of passing DC Statehood and Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and finally lifting our imperialist boot off the neck of the world so Palestine can be free and people everywhere can achieve self-determination.
Our movement is already building the foundation for this transformation through local political races and community organizing. This resolution commits us to strengthening that base by running chapter-endorsed democratic socialist candidates in down-ballot races in 2027 and 2028, particularly in Northern Virginia.
Metro DC DSA understands our unique position to advance a democratic socialist presidential campaign as the largest chapter with membership in the early primary state of Virginia. To that end, we will be establishing a chapter committee to prepare for the race, with plans to organize in Northern Virginia for the state’s primary on February 29, 2028.
Socialists must lead!