As a member of Seattle DSA, this is a completely reasonable approach. DSA isn’t The Stranger. It doesn’t put out a long list of endorsements for every office. Being a DSA-endorsed candidate is a two-way street and rightfully has a high bar.

If you’re a convention delegate I hope you’ll vote yes on TDFE! 🌹

Links to check out if you have questions or thoughts ⬇️

🔗 Full rationale: rosesandruminations.substack.com/p/towards-de...

🔗Discussion thread: discussion.dsausa.org/t/dsas-feder...

And finally how does this relate to 1M1V for federal endorsements?

TDFE doesn’t skip steps and is grounded in practical organizing lessons we’ve learned locally making it a stronger endorsement process end to end. 💪

After all, democracy takes time!⏳

TDFE isn’t a reinvention of the wheel. It takes direct inspiration from the organizing principles laid out by NYC DSA in their public rationale for their rigorous endorsement process 📝

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Deliberative processes build buy in and capacity.

TDFE more deeply connects not just NPC, but NEC SC and crucially NEC rank and file to the endorsement process.

These are layers of national DSA we have to engage to build electoral infrastructure 🏗️

It’s not sustainable for us to paper endorse federal candidates anymore. The stakes and spotlight on our federal endorsements are too high.

We need to build real, meaningful relationships with our federal candidates and electeds. TDFE offers a starting point to do just that 🤝

TDFE amends the National Electoral Commission’s (NEC) consensus resolution to require several new, but familiar steps into our federal endorsement process 🌹

📖Full details and amendment text here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Rationale: rosesandruminations.substack.com/p/towards-de...

Link here: discussion.dsausa.org/t/r-a-towards-…

Also recommend checking out the whereas clauses and the summary. We still maintain an exemption at NPC’s discretion as we do for any updated endorsement criteria. Will have a longer form rationale out at some point too!

Michael, running for Renton City Council Position 1, is a shop steward and labor champion who led Raise the Wage Renton to win a $20/hour minimum wage for workers. On the council, Michael will defend gains from Raise the Wage and fight for housing and transit for all.

Maryah will continue her fight for the working class along with her DSA chapter, @springs-dsa.bsky.social. They’re currently calling for donations to support their unhoused neighbors. Please donate at cosdsa.org and include the message “sweep support.”

Join us for our kickoff Socialist Cash Takes out Capitalist Trash phonebank on Tuesday, March 18th from 7-8:30 PM ET, to fundraise for our newly endorsed candidates–Zev Cook, Maryah Lauer, Alex Brower, and Jake Ephros!

☎️RSVP: dsausa.us/socialist-cash