NYC DSA urges AOC to run for president while planning to take over City Council
The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America overwhelmingly voted to urge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028, while also planning to take over the City Council.
The resolution, passed at the chapter's annual convention, represents a significant push within the progressive movement to position Ocasio-Cortez as a potential presidential candidate. The vote was not a formal endorsement but rather "a commitment to encouraging and building the foundation for a presidential campaign," according to co-chair Gustavo Gordillo.
City Council takeover plans
Beyond the presidential endorsement, NYC-DSA outlined plans to take over New York City's City Council. However, several of the chapter's resolutions sparked controversy when they were flagged as potentially AI-generated by the detection tool Pangram.
The 2029 City Council election resolution was rated 100% AI-generated by Pangram, while two other resolutions related to community board expansion and South Asian community interaction were also flagged. The chapter has a policy against AI usage and formally voted to oppose AI expansion.
AI detection controversy
We are highly skeptical of the results coming out of Pangram as resolutions are often authored and edited in consensus by multiple members.
NYC-DSA co-chair Grace Mausser disputed Pangram's findings, stating that resolutions are "often authored and edited in consensus by multiple members." She criticized Pangram's tools as being created by "the same industry that's scraped writers' work without permission and now sells software to accuse people of not writing their own words."
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