mamdani had his fourth meeting with jeffries, and jeffries continues to withhold an endorsement in a race against a corrupt cop, a fascist, and a sex criminal who intentionally handed the state senate to republicans and gerrymandered against the democrats.
Can’t wait to see @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social swept aside
This is insanity. He won the primary. There’s no other way for the party. NYC dems can staff the entire Pennsylvanian election campaign and he’s just throwing it all away. If this about lobbyists tell them the people have spoken.
Why the hell would Mamdani need the endorsement of this corrupt loser?
We need new ANGRY leadership. Not these weak ass fucks on the take as much as the Republican terrorists.
And is pretty unambiguously trying to run as the Republican candidate!
Does Mamdani even need his support? What leverage does Jeffries think he has?
no, mamdani will be fine with or without jeffries, its about if jeffries is good to the party
You don't need an if there. We know the answer to that. Look at his poll numbers.
I, a millennial who made it, am here to tell you that you’ll better understand your centrist Dem parents and the geriatric political elite if you make it. America works very well for the upper middle class and above. You’ll forget your romantic notions.
I can't imagine why Jeffries thinks this is a good idea. It's a stain on his record that'll never wash away.
Someone’s jealous of Mamdani’s popularity.
Yep. Exactly
primary his sorry ass and you’ll never have to think about him again
I don’t know what’s happening in these meetings, but Zohran needs to go ‘look, I’m going to be mayor, endorse me or not but if you don’t, you’re over. If you don’t realize this yet you should step aside.’
See I'm becoming more convinced Jeffries is demanding that DSA pledge not to run against him.
I have to imagine this is part of Jeffries' calculation here. "Cuomo might still win and will ice me out if I endorse Mamdani. The reverse is not true."
The reverse should be true and Jeffries should be made to understand that
That’s unlikely and Jeffries is simply not ready for prime-time if he believes it.
You fucking hate Jeffries, why are you such a whore for his endorsement? When it comes, you’ll sneer at it anyway.
What is the history of endorsing mayoral candidates? I understand Adams was endorsed in late October.
Why is New York. I am making a concerted effort to be two time zones away from this bullshit and it doesn't seem to be working.
Non-zero draw of Pritzker for me is in the hopes of NY media and pols' brains spontaneously exploding when forced to reckon with the existence of a city besides NYC, would really make things a lot easier
New York, especially NYC, is still heavily controlled by the party machine and has fought any attempts to democratize.
I know that. That's the problem. I don't want to know that. It should not be relevant to my life that I know that. My city has fucked up municipal bullshit too and somehow we generally manage not to make that a matter of national interest.
Ah, well knowing it comes from the fact that it is the single largest media market in the country as well as the biggest print and broadcast news hub
You’re wondering why a presumptive Democratic Socialist mayor of the largest metropolitan area in North America is a big enough deal for you to be aware of it?
But you clowns think Jeffries is unpopular, so what is your complaint?
I think a lot of it is that the Republicans are terrible and Jeffries does a pathetic job of pretending to oppose them. The unpopularity is fun but not important until he’s up for reelection
This is *why* he's unpopular
Why do you want an endorsement from an unpopular politician?
Why do you think he's unpopular?
I don’t think he is unpopular at all
I mean he objectively is and this type of behavior is why. If he acted like an opposition leader everyday Democrats might actually like him.
You are evading my question: why are you so insistent about demanding the endorsement of someone you think is unpopular? I think you just want to attack Jeffries and any excuse will do.
I'd normally say "found Jeffries's burner" but i doubt he gives even this much of a shit
how do you explain this? are a bunch of people lying to these surveys? bsky.app/profile/theo...
Net approval for Jeffries is about the same as Trump, as the replies show.
Because its a demonstration that "blue no matter who" actually goes both ways
Because he’s a national leader and it’s bad for the party and the progressive movement writ large if one of the most influential figures in the party is hostile to a local elected official who is himself more popular than most other members of the party? I want Dems to get their shit together, man.
Does a national representative not endorsing a mayoral candidate really rise to the level of "hostility"?
when that national representative’s district is entirely inside that mayoral candidate’s city, yes
No you don’t. You hate Democrats
lmao what, based on me being annoyed that an elected Dem refuses to endorse another elected Dem who was chosen by far more Democratic voters than he was? please explain how i “hate Democrats”
When did Schumer endorse Adams? When did Jeffries endorse Adams?
Why does that matter? Most of us didn't even turn up to vote for Adams
It matters because it gives a solid timeline of when to expect endorsements.
Why? That's not how anything works in this city.
It is, historically, how things have worked. That's the point.
No? Like, that's not how politics has worked in this city. Ever.
primary Jeffries linktr.ee/Vance.B.NYC
“why do you want the party all on the same page” idk man have you been alive the last decade? i’m tired of this shit
Maybe you could find a party to join that wants conformity and be a political commissar for them
“Why aren’t you being divisive like the version of you I made up in my head?!”
do u want mamdani to start a 3rd party?
So then him endorsing wouldn't positively affect Mamdani's polling?
I don’t get what the hierarchy are about. The country needs younger people with the energy to cast off this authoritarian government.
Jeffries thinks Nancy promised him the keys forever, as long as he follows the same frightened 1990s playbook
It's actually shocking that Jeffries wants nothing to do with Mamdani or his supporters. Strong candidate energizing the base? Nah, let's give more platitudes about the fascists taking over the country.
we gotta get NYC dems out of leadership for awhile
Oh puhleeeze. They were chosen by their caucuses. Not by the likes of you. Grow the fuck up.
Hopefully we can get them out of Congress altogether. Jeffries’s district went heavily to Mamdani
Do you live in Jeffries' district?
we must embrace patty Murray thought and elevate her to leader
*forever
AIPAC SHAKUR not doing the things to rid himself of that nickname..
Mamdani has nothing to gain from any additional meetings. Ignore Jeffries and then endorse his primary challenger if applicable
I don't expect him to play any games. If there is a primary challenger that aligns with his beliefs, he'll endorse.
Jeffries is a disaster. Mamdani holds way more power with voters.
Primary him
Late October.
Mandami still hasn’t apologized for or retracted things he definitely didn’t say
Jeffries is proving every bit the corrupt fucking sellout I knew he was when Pelosi anointed him.
What good is an endorsement when the electorate had one in Harris but voted for Trump anyway. He don’t have to put it out there ANYMORE when it’s OBVIOUS. Y’all clownin’
They’ve openly operated blacklists for years against anyone with remotely progressive credentials, it’s a despicable malpractice of journalists that every voter doesn’t know democratic leadership as nakedly corrupt to a degree that would make Nixon blush
Oh god I'm pretty sure I know what Jeffy's doing. He's going to delay the endorsement until October to make a big stupid show of it like that matters in the slightest then act as though Mamdani owes him for it. That's if he's going to even endorse.
Fuck Jeffries. I am SO over him. We should all be over him.
you could always donate to his primary challenger linktr.ee/Vance.B.NYC
At this point, what’s even the rationale for Mamdani to take any more meetings with Jeffries?
Hakeem Jeffries is the Washington Generals of minority leaders.
Jeffries is a spineless useless piece of shit AIPAC Shakur www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I had such high hopes for Jeffries, but he’s turning out to be a major disappointment.