So, some distinctions I see: Raman isn’t an internal DSA leader, she’s an external leader who faces external pressures; we in DSA need to act as a counter pressure to move her in the right direction. LLG is not a politician, does not face those external pressures. To the extent she has done things like collaborate with insane racist Vicky Paladino, there’s no practical, political explanation for this. Additionally, she’s running to be a *leader of DSA*, not asking for the tactical support *of* DSA, like an SIO would. But perhaps more to the point, the other difference is that DSA-LA maintains its own line distinct from Raman and seeks to move her to it, whereas LLG is running to be one of the people who *establishes* the NYC-DSA line, moving the org to *her* priorities (in this case, NIMBYism/protection of her property values). So, yes, I see a distinction between making a tactical alliance with an imperfect politician while maintaining independent commitments to our own line, versus electing someone internally who will have control *over* our line. The standards should be much higher for the latter than the former, and electing someone like LLG feels far too close to inviting a fox into the henhouse.