Our goal is to engage in class-struggle elections that endorse and support candidates who see themselves as organizers first and legislators second. Class-struggle candidates are DSA members and organizers; openly identify as socialists; use their election campaigns and position in office to mobilize and fight alongside the working class; popularize class struggle; explicitly name our class enemies; actively oppose racial, national, gender and other forms of oppression; and commit to using their campaigns and elected offices to help build and unite socialist, union and other worker organizations and militancy independent of the candidates’ campaigns and of the Democratic Party.
Below is the general endorsement process:
- The EWG Leadership Committee (LC) receives an expression of interest from the candidate.
- The LC responds by sending a candidate questionnaire to the candidate, and, optionally, other candidates in the race.
- Upon receipt of the completed candidate questionnaire – and, optionally, after conducting an interview with the candidate – the LC compiles a candidate report in which the LC gives its own thoughts and recommendation.
- The EWG then votes on whether or not to endorse the candidate based on the LC’s report and the candidate questionnaire. When deemed necessary, the EWG can vote to have a session with the candidate. That session includes a Q&A, then a private meeting without the candidate in which members deliberate on whether or not to endorse and a vote.
- To get endorsed, that candidate must be elected by a 60% majority at an EWG meeting.
Please reach out to us at nnjdsa.electoral@gmail.com if you are seeking an endorsement.