After she was first elected to the House of Representatives, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez allowed her membership in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to lapse. But now, with the DSA’s recent electoral successes across the country generating new clout within the Democratic Party, the New York lawmaker has thrown her hat in the ring once again, with her eyes possibly fixed on higher office. This week, the national DSA confirmed to its own members that Ocasio-Cortez, who is a member of the Democratic Party, had once again become a “member in good standing” of the socialist organization. justthenews.com