Cuomo had the endorsements, the money, and the party machine behind him. But Zohran Mamdani had a coalition that cut across age, race, and boroughs—and it carried him to victory in NYC's mayoral primary. Now, Democrats are asking: is Mamdani’s win a one-off or a model for the party’s future?
I’m an old 71 yr old Texan lady & I’ve been saying it’s PAST TIME to make room for the younger leaders! I’m thrilled about it!
Yes!
Oh it's a model and they better pay attention and follow it. Otherwise they will become no better than the treasonous ass Republican party
democrats should go all in and make sure he succeeds. because if he does NOT, itll be incredibly difficult to unseat republicans... and thatll be it for US democracy...
More like they are terrified it's the future. There's a reason Cuomo had the party endorsements. Before I get called out for this, I'll just say Democrats need to prove money is not what drives them. Mamdani won the primary nomination as a Democrat. So logically, we should unify, right?
So why would Cuomo run as an independent? Sure, it's within his right to do so, but why?
sore loser with deep pockets
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Even republican light Slotkin is changing her tune. Just saw her guest speech on CAP. Her voting records state it’s all bullshyte, but they know. Get ready for tons of gaslighting and look at what they did, not what they say.
No. Just the Democrats on the right, the old money Democrats. The ones on the left love this and are screaming for more.
This should be the model for the Dems. Not every candidate would be like Mamdani or promote the same policies. What plays in NYC won't be the same as what plays in Des Moines. Dems need to offer what what voters want: candidates who care more about people than they do about policies.
That MIGHT be why Dems are cleaning up in state and local races. Ditch the operatives and pundits, let local people decide whom they want. DNC just funds state and local parties so that can work fine.
It gives me hope that the entire Blu\e Dog part (Republican lite) of the Democratic Party will finally die. The concept made the Clintons and their ilk lots of money but ruined the Democratic Party and brought Trump to the forefront of the USA.
Mamdani's win has to be the change we so desperately need!
Say whatever you want about Mamdani, but if he does not become the next Mayor of New York City, whatever piece of shit Republican who does, will hand the entire city over to Trump, with a bow on it.
while this is an interesting article there are several key flaws with it Trump only won by 1%! those who didn't vote were comprised of 2 groups 1 part were indifferent to either candidate the other group were shut out of voting due to gerrymandering this is the group that needs to be focused on
Each state is different, each city is unique and the “formula” is fiction in my opinion. Even if someone wins a primary, the person hasn’t won against the real opponents yet. If he wins the election then that could be a formula for NYC. My opinion.
His win was based on giving the progressive people what they have been asking for. Imagine that
Cuomo's still going to be on the ballot. He's gone spoiler. Because the will of the voters comes second to the will of the robber barons and all their cash.
Democrats are going to have to fight like hell
The ineffective Old Guard needs to be toppled.
Maybe Cuomo was the problem.
Its the Wake Up call for these dumbasses !
The Democrats have no future. This is anecdotal but I'm 86 and the Democratic Party has been too conservative to me my whole life... especially in the 60's and 70's. I've campaigned and provided funding for them for decades. No more. They won't see a dime from me. We need a liberal political party.
You mean listening to the people you want to represent and making them feel heard and seen? Yes please.
Well what they have been doing hasn't been great.
Unfortunately, once again NOT listening to their constituents, NY Dems and the DNC are actively trying to torpedo the PERSON THEIR CONSTITUENTS VOTED FOR. @schumer.senate.gov had the AUDACITY to say "[democratic] voters took the wrong message from the [presidential] election."
No, @schumer.senate.gov YOU and the Dem Old Guard took the wrong message. Your continually moving right is and has been a LOSING strategy. See: all special and primaries since. The People want more progressive policies. it's time for you to act on that, or get the hell out of the way
Mamdani had something else the rest of the democratic politicians don’t have - a PLATFORM. Mudslinging at Trump and his MAGA’s is not a platform. People want something to vote FOR, not against.
All candidates have platforms. You can read about the platforms of the NYC mayoral democratic candidates, hear them speak about them in interviews and see links to them in the article below. 👇 www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
A little of both, I suspect. I'm kind of afraid both of the establishment trying to prevent similar challengers and of the left trying to push Mamdani style candidates in places that aren't nearly as blue as NYC.
It'll be interesting to see how he does in the general. Almost certain to win, but the margins may tell us something.
It had better be
Wake up Dems. You gave up your power to work “with” the republicans. Enough. It’s time.
How many times do we have to say that we don’t want the corporate establishment running our political party? They’re just not listening. We don’t want watered down Republicans. Gimme some Democratic socialism any day!
Being in Canada, I'm not really engaged. But I wonder if as much of his success was related to his age as to his policy approach. Starting to become the party of youthful energy & enthusiasm, perhaps?
Cuomo just needs to stay out of politics
Zohan’s age, religion, ethnicity/race, and savvy social media moments are simply about who he is and where his family came from. Zohan’s actual political playbook is SIMPLE: Genuine candidate with fresh ideas goes door to door and isn’t afraid of the kitchen table. Oh and he takes $0 from AIPAC
The people are tired of right-wing corruption and this mayoral election proved that. The dream has become a nightmare and people are waking up.
Citizens United has attracted grifters and corrupted nearly everyone on both sides. Most need to go
It might be a model, but maybe only in races where the other dem is a gropie self-important dickbag.
I have long since lost hope that they can ever manage to listen to what the Democratic base has been screaming at them for over a decade.
Dems have won most of the races since Trump won so no it is not a one off.
Primaries are model for the party future. Not every place will work with the same program, but primaries will at least try to get the best person at getting votes to run in a given locality. Might be the old geezer who holds the seat for years. Might be someone new. Sadly, might be a Fetterman.
But he hasn't been elected, merely selected as a candidate, People are behaving as if he's the mayor A week is a long time in politics, and it's longer than that to the election
I believe that Madani’s win is blueprint for a future party, not necessarily the corporate Democrats. I think we’re all tired of them sitting complacently by. What Mandami showed was that social Democrats can get things done in the face of all the nonsense. It may very well take a new party.
It's a model but NY Dems won't learn .
It is definitely the party’s future. We need more candidates like him.
someone said it was in the stars
It's time for new ideals in the Democratic party.
Every time a leftist wins they ask that question and the go back to the same old playbook.
This isn’t a “win” in any meaningful way. The margin of less then .8% of NYers in this takeover of dem party, won’t make much difference -in exchange for making Adams or even Sliwa suddenly palatable and acceptable. Just like $3 bus fee matters less then bus schedules and routes, but those will hurt
This mayoral win illustrates what we must remember. The rich are outnumbered. They can fund campaigns all they want but it’s the rest of us showing up and voting that wins elections. I’m so glad he won and I’m excited to see what he does for NYC! 🖖🏻🫶🏻🗽
America, a good rule of thumb might be to always vote against the money moving forward.
These people are so scared they are shiting their pants. and not bothering to change their underwear. "The New York Young Republican Club issued a 'call to action' and urged the president to invoke the Red Scare-era Communist Control Act to yank Mamdani’s citizenship and 'promptly deport him.' "
Dems need to let these young folks make some decisions. These old folks have destroyed everything!
If Dems want to become popular once again with the working class and appeal to an increasingly diverse population this will be their future. #Mamdani #progressivism
Organized people over organized big money worked.
It remains to be seen, but I think there will be many more like him. Especially if many Dems continue to half-heartedly push back against Trump, while voting yes on Rep. bills and Trump appointees, vote against impeachment, etc. Their base will be livid by the next election, and voting them out.
The fact that the question needs to be asked shows just how out of touch Democrats really are. You're supposed to be the party of the people—the people have spoken. Fucking listen. Silence IS Complicity. Cooperation IS Collaboration. Keep notes. (Madame Defarge style) Vive la Révolution!
The center-right candidate had the backing of the center-right part of the party, but lost to the center-left candidate decisively. Is the center-right part of the party still the king-makers?
Definitely a model for the party's future. LFG!
The real key: young, smart, savvy, and able to craft a compelling message. In other words, the opposite of Chuck Schumer and a large majority of Democrats in the US Congress.
How many more signs do the Democratic Party establishment need that they better wake the fuck up?
lol. Dumbest article ever. Only to be eclipsed by these dumb comments from really dumb ppl who don’t know how anything works.
Both parties are owned by Corporate Capitalism. The Dinosaurs of the Democratic Party, the more sneaky of the two parties, will not, under any circumstances allow the American people to Evolve beyond being Slavish Consumers. Both parties are complicit in sustaining Corporate Divisive Slavery.
He had endorsements and money. Quite tired of the old “party machine” rhetoric because it’s nonsense, but I realize Bernie created legions of people who still believe it.
His win is unreal and needs to be the model for the future of the democratic party. (I cover politics and social issues, focusing on fighting fascism and raising awareness about key injustices. Please follow me if interested!)
It was refreshing to see a genuine, genuinely non awful person running for something, and run quite hard. It was refreshing to see the people closest to him ideologically not punch left and be just as stand up when they went down, choosing to campaign for him.
Comoe was a deeeply flaud candidate it’s not a surprise Dems didn’t pic a borderline criminal an sex offender with racist tendencies were not Republicans that overlook that stuff otherwise he would of won the victory don’t mean that much to me because of that reason
I would say real face time listening to constituents about their issues and seeking solution to those problems with them is a fine strategy.
The people are desperate for hope and positive change and all we get are do nothing libs wagging their fingers at the horrors. Democrats will claim that "well Como was a bad candidate." They threw bill Clinton in to help him. We need thousands of Zohrans across the nation. We need hope.
If dems cared about voters and winning they would support Mamdani to succeed not only in the general election but also in governance and delivering of everything peomised. In the coming months we will see how much @democrats.org really care. @youngdems.bsky.social @kenmartin.bsky.social
Model for PROGRESSIVE success.
It's only a one-off if people don't learn.
You mean those rich ass democrats get off their ass and get out and talk to the people and listen and have a real message to help the people. NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!
Let's hope it's a model for the party's future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDOs...
One off. AOC just had her ass handed to her by 128 other democrats because she has no idea what she is doing besides trying to get her name in the paper.
The established Democratic party leadership needs to quit fretting over how dangerous to all of us it is to win elections & elect the candidates we want. They need to get on the train or get left behind at the station they're stuck at
These are people that we would have elected if the damn DNC would stop interfering in elections for progressives. We need progressives in office badly. We have gotten so conservative and backwords
Clearly a model. Only the Democratic establishment fails to understand their days are numbered.
All politics is local, NYers just wanted something different than the past, obviously!
Cuomo is a flawed candidate.
of the 3.4 million registered Democrats in NYC, the TOTAL vote count in the primary was less than 1 million. Let's get some perspective here.
What perspective is being missed?
That less than 30% of Democrats participated in this. Yes, he won. Yes, it is SOMETHING, but it's not this huge ground shifting election.
I can only disagree, Brad.
It has to be the future for America. A fairer society where the rich don’t have it all their own way and maybe just maybe free healthcare?
Someone has been to Canada, I see. I am glad Zohran won. When I look at Americans not giving a crap about social issues, it's mind boggling. Cuomo out? Good riddance. There is a reason why here in Canada we have a social net... You know, because the word "social" comes from the word "Socialism".
Cuomo was just a bad candidate. But I will never vote for a Democratic Socialist. EVER.
Do you even know what a Democratic socialist? Look it up. They are the happiest countriesSocial Democracies Continue Happy Streak as Neoliberal US Falls Out of Top 20 | Common Dreams share.google/pLJOHd7jj8f4...
Biden lost the election on 12/2/22. The day he stabbed the rail workers in the back.
Berniebros even helped to elect a Nazi. No thanks. So are they Commie Pinko Berniebros or Nazi Berniebros? And we lost THREE SCOTUS seats for the next 30 years over their BS. Roe v. Wade. Other SCOTUS decisions. So "progressive". They take us BACKWARDS. DUH. www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...
She didn't visit Wisconsin... That's on the Great Democrat leadership. And in 2024 that Democrat leadership allowed a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist to be elected. Take responsibility for the Democrat dinosaur failures.
She didn’t have a message that resonated with the working class. Many Dems (esp young) have had enough with candidates funded by big $$. That’s on her. Bernie is still at it fighting against oligarchy. The Dem party needs to embrace that message to get back to the kind of support Obama received.
The choice was Kamala Harris or a Nazi. Just say you wanted a Nazi and be done. Bernie will never be potus. Suck it up, gumdrop.
I was all in for Kamala. I donated the most money ever and volunteered. I believe my comment was on a post blaming Bernie for HRC’s loss. Anyhow I try to live and learn. Happy Friday. ☮️
Ask Bernie about the USSR, Communist Cuba, Sandinistas, and the East German Stasi. Or his longtime pal, Kurt Stand. He worked in Bernie's DC campaign office. I'm sure Moscow approved. www.trevorloudon.com/2018/07/week...
How about controlled opposition for Moscow Comrade? LOL. Ask Zack Exley about that. And Saikat and Peter Thiel. No thanks.
Yes. No thanks Comrade.
This your DSA? www.dsausa.org/statements/d...
Yep controlled opposition for Moscow.
After today's SC ruling none this going to matter. No one is getting dick. Those DSA freaks who voted 3rd party or stayed their ass home did this to us. Bunch of idiots.
But but Bernie promised me FREE double cheeseburgers with extra cheese, large fries, and XL milk shakes...... LOL. They have no clue as to history, including what happened in Germany. The far left helped Adolf. Then he sent them to Dachau. A dangerous game they know nothing about.
www.newstatesman.com/world/europe...
They're not serious people, 3/4 of them don't even know how our govt works. But they'll be right on time yelling for the Dems to do something to fix this new SC ruling. 🙄
And they didn't vote for Kamala. F these people. medium.com/extra-extra/...
Exactly. Bernie is a cult leader who promises free buckets of Commie Pinko fried chicken.... LOL.
It’s very true. They believe they are owed everything. It’s just not that they don’t know how the government works, but also don’t want to do the work to change things. They want it now
Yes. Entitlement mentality. Just like Bernie. I think their parents gave them too much as children, and they don't want to work. Remember when Bernie was caught stealing his neighbor's Washington Post?
www.mediaite.com/online/berni...
I agree they were told they deserve everything. But forgot to tell them they have earn it .
These people are so gullible, tell them they're going to get free stuff and they'll follow anyone. DSA gave us Trump.
Yes. That is exactly what Putin wanted Bernie to accomplish. Controlled opposition.
DSA agents walk on public sidewalks barefoot
DSA idiots need a few world history classes.
maybe you should just do some proper homework on what Democratic Socialists really are about? The clues are in the roots of the name....
Why is it that so-called "progressives" takes us backwards? www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...
This is why I put 'progressives' in quotes. Tlaib and Ocasio Cortez voted against clean water for Detroit. They lie about Democrats constantly.
Progressive. Actual laws passed. Lauren Underwood - 19 laws AOC - ZERO.
Ask Saikat and Peter Thiel about AOC. www.politico.com/news/2020/01...
Background on Saikat/Peter Thiel/AOC. spitfirelist.com?s=saikat
🤣 Have you actually READ this background? What a load of unproven hysteria!
I knew this
AOC is controlled opposition for the right. Saikat/Peter Thiel/Justice Dems. And I still want to know why one of Putin's favorite oligarchs loves her so much. Is that part of Zack Exley's trips to Moscow before forming Justice Dems on his return with Saikat?
AOC is about as close to a communist as I am to becoming Kobe Bryant.
Justice Dems have a stated mission to undermine the Democratic Party. And Wahleed Shahid worked with Leyla Elbad to undermine VP Harris
I get your deep dissatisfaction with the DEM party. They really are in a deep mess of their own devising. But how is this connected with someone saying that Bernie Sanders is a communist?
Exactly. They voted against the largest infrastructure bill (Biden) in 50 years.
And Waleed Shahid worked with Ezra Levin and Layla Elabed to tank Kamala Harris's campaign. So did Rashida Tlaib. They shouldn't run a dog park.
Agreed. They are not Dems.
Oh! Another neat bit of cherry-picking... eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Get back to me when Ocasio Cortez writes a bill, which she refused to do for student debt relief.
Did they vote against the Infrastructure Bill? Yes, they f_cking did.
Controlled opposition. bsky.app/profile/phra...
Controlled opposition. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Controlled opposition. www.politico.com/news/2020/01...
Yep. Controlled opposition against Biden. No doubt about it. Thank God some Republicans joined the Dem Party because they realized it would benefit their own state.
I have. NO thanks. LOL. Bernie has been a Russian asset for four decades. Controlled opposition for the right. Moscow just LOVES Bernie.
😂
Do you think we should ask Tulsi Gabbard if Bernie is a Russian asset?
I think that Tulsi would know.
Perhaps you can explain why Bernie's campaign strategist, Tad Devine, met with Manafort/Christian Ferry (campaign managers for Trump/Lindsey Graham) and a Russian spy named Kilimnik concerning Ukraine?
Perhaps you can explain why Bernie's campaign is in the redacted version of the Mueller Report concerning Russiagate?
Perhaps you should read the last paragraph of this excerpt? You're very good at cherry-picking. Not so good at reading for meaning.
And you still haven't answered my questions.
2. The Russians compromised Sanders to screw up Hilary Clinton's campaign. She really scared them. They spent millions on Trump, for years, knowing that they would be able to control him. www.petertatchellfoundation.org/heres-why-tr...
1. Many people flirt with communism in their youth. Pure communism is an ideal based on the idea that as the people doing all the work are in fact the creators of the wealth, they should own more or all of the businesses they work for. This actually works very well in cases of co-operatives.
Democrats are not Communists Comrade. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2d3...
Nope. Bernie just loves his Communist dictatorships.
Perhaps you can explain why Bernie is a hero in Moscow on Russian State TV next to Michael Flynn? Perhaps you can explain why Putin funded Facebook ads for Bernie and Jill Stein?
This is old, old stuff. What's happening now?
Apparently you haven't done your research on Bernie and the USSR, Communist Cuba, Sandinistas and the East German Stasi. No thanks. Ask Bernie's longtime pal, Kurt Stand. www.trevorloudon.com/2018/07/week...
The DSA is against supporting Ukraine
Yep. Funny how Zack Exley went to Russia twice, and upon his return to America on his second trip, he immediately formed the Justice Dems with Saikat. Controlled opposition against the Dems.
They voted against the bill, Dill And have written none of their own.
AOC has introduced 11 bills, and co-sponsored 378. She has one of the lowest missed voting rates in congress at 3.1% www.billtrack50.com/legislatorde...
Meanwhile Lauren Underwood has had 19 Bills signed into law by presidents of both parties. bsky.app/profile/unde...
And that's good.
Lauren Underwood actually IS who you desperately want AOC to be.
AOC is controlled opposition for the right. Saikat/Peter Thiel/Palantir/Stripe. AOC plays around on Twitter/Bluesky. Lauren Underwood is a work horse and a true progressive.
No. Lauren Underwood is exactly who I want her to be. They're not interchangeable. AOC is loud, sharp and incisive in her work on committees in holding government to account while Underwood is a brilliant and dedicated public servant with a deep focus on healthcare. We need them both.
Ocasio Cortez has done some good work, but she has also been part of a pervasive effort to mislead people about presidential powers. I wish she had written debt relief legislation instead of demanding that the president come up with framework.
That's called being productive.
They themselves don't even know what they are about. LOL. And they don't even know the backgrounds of their own candidates. Personality cult disorder. And they think that Bernie has this magic wand and save America. HAHAHAHAHA. One of the worst records in the US Senate.
Bernie Sanders Aide Tad Devine Linked To Paul Manafort In Russia Probe www.inquisitr.com/4993097/bern...
www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07...
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Jack Bryant was the producer of the documentary Active Measures. tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Loved Active Measures
sexpest Top Bernie Sanders 2016 adviser accused of forcibly kissing subordinate www.politico.com/story/2019/0...
Bernie Sanders Staffers Write Letter About 'Harassment and Violence' The signers range from former campaign organizers to some of the former campaign’s top officials time.com/5490813/bern...
I remember when members of his staff complained about the treatment they received.
#BernieSanders Adviser #TadDevine Named In #PaulManafort Trial Documents www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/a...
Manafort continued to communicate with Tad Devine even after Devine was working as the campaign strategist for Bernie.
Yes. Complicit with Moscow.
Jeanette Johnson-Jing Who Wrote The Alt-Left’s Smears About Hillary And Worked Closely With Tad Devine, Assange, & The Young Turks Was Back For The 2020 Election To Help Re-Elect Trump And Has Returned To Do The Same In 2024 sandersguideblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/o...
I didn't know about her.
…just waiting for the DSA agents to release 2026 and 2028 versions of the Wikileaks John Podesta emails
They will never be convinced that Bernie, Tad Devine, and others helped Moscow oppose Hillary. Bernie''s campaign is even in the redacted portion of the Mueller Report.
www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
And yet you'll still complain when the leopards eat your face.
www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...
Sorry. Democrats are not Communists Comrade. And the leopards are not eating my face. LOL.
#FAFO bsky.app/profile/acyn... Trump's Gaza 'Riviera' echoes Kushner waterfront property dreams www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Hope it's not a one-off. Look at this man, he is healthy, sane, looks bright, honest and happy. Much better to vote for this man than voting for crazy, bitter populists with massive bank accounts and egos. I understand people voting for populists, it are all protests, but nothing is won by it.
ooo! ooo! call on me! I do indeed have the answer to that question they're asking! 😁 #ItsAModel
I’m loving it! I’m hoping this is a sign of things to come in all tiers of politics.
The answer is obvious. I’d Democrats can’t see it then your country is fucked.
A good way to try and restore democracy and sanity to this country is to vote out all as many incumbents as possible and elect Muslims to take their places. I say this as a loyal American and a Jew. The right wing of any religion or political party is not healthy for that group.
People are finally done with allowing capitalism to lay waste to our world and our people. We need to protect our non-capitalist Democrats now, they will be gunning for them.
If a similar platform isn't the democratic's future they literally have no future. It's not hard to understand, really it isn't.
Running on opinions and policies he cares about that he genuinely believes will improve the lives of the people he'd be representing.... We shouldn't be surprised he won, but we all figured the democratic machine would squash the dissent
YES YES YES...PLEASE BE A MODEL FOR THE PARTY'S FUTURE! Sincerely yours, MAGA
It's what happens when a self entitled corrupt rich white old man comes to town and thinks he doesn't have to do anything to get the job.
Just don’t fuck it up Z. Hire a team of the best and brightest across all genders, faiths, generations and only those who share your vision.
Who knew that running on issues that people care about would win an election, instead of just saying "the other guy is bad!" I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!
The future is there. Americas just have to have the guts to endorse real leaders and not rich traitors ..
Mamdani has a vision and respect for our humanity that I haven’t witnessed in 46 years of voting democrat. I believe his vision is shared by millions and it’s the world we deserve and have earned the right to live in peacefully with meaningful lives.
He could be doing with some prominent Democrats getting behind him.
I read Mark Gorton (creator of Limewire) might support. His PR is great and his content team produce good stuff, but a few names people are familiar with would really make him take flight I think.
Turns out being a party for the people is more appealing to the masses than being a party for the rich and dumb...
A model for the dem future. The American people want nice things and that means more money in their pockets. Universal healthcare, etc. cutting taxes for the working class and the poor.
The democratic establishment would rather lose, AGAIN, than change. The Omni-party gave us Trump, TWICE.
Actually the only time Trump got beat was when we had a “normal” politician acceptable to “normal” people, including people we don’t like. This is like feeding your cat with gasoline and when it stops walking you conclude that it must’ve run out of gas
What? Cats and gasoline? I'm guessing you mean Joe? Did you see how fricking close that was? Considering everything going on with COVID and the million dead... It should have been a landslide. But no, it was closer than it should have been and close enough to let the idiots cast doubts.
It was 4.5%, almost 7m popular vote. That’s a healthy margin, compared to 1.1% for Trump in 2024 (that was probably stolen but I digress). Mamdani activists are very explicit about their desire to kick out everyone they deem “normal” or “centrist” out of the party.
During a pandemic that killed a million people when the guy in charge was talking about injections of bleach? Dude, you are part of the problem.
The guy in charge then is the guy in charge today, again, and I’m part of the problem … lol definitely keep trying
Oh my.
You people are acting as if blocking someone on BlueSky and pretending they don’t exist is a certain path to electoral win. If the only takeaway from the SOLE win dems actually delivered against Trump is “it SHOULDVE been better”, we can bet any amount of money that nothing in fact WILL be better
Can you also agree that the establishments putting the finger on the scales for Hillary and the obvious mental health issues Biden in 2024 gave us Trump, Twice. The win in NYC shows the way to win, it's to not be an establishment simp.
Hello, I haven't blocked you? I don't block people. Do you? It just seems pointless talking to you because you appear to be incapable of reasoned conversation based on observable facts. Can you agree that Biden should have won by a far wider margin in 2020? 1/2
2/2 . HRC’s loss was a complicated issue, by and large because feckless press, FBI and Russians either conspired outright or played along. Coulda Bernie won that ? Maybe. For the same reasons Harris couldn’t - some - many - people won’t vote for a woman. It’s a handicap. Ignoring it is perilous.
I don’t mean you, I mean the general attitude of “we want all centrists and normals to leave the party”. I also don’t believe in shouldas. GOP machinery, shenanigans and power of the incumbent, the STRONGEST empirical correlation to federal wins, were stacked against Biden/Harris. yet, they won1/2
When they ran David out they proved it....
Very true
The fact that Democrats are even asking a question about the obvious, shows how blind many of them are.
Why are news organizations so upset that democracy worked they way it is supposed to for once?
Model, but cautionary to the status quo
He stands a good chance. I don't know his qualifications, and record so I can't speak to that. He is running a great campaign. Young, energetic and has some ideas that work with the people.
Honestly, it shouldn’t be a surprise. Bernie, AOC, & even David Hogg have been sounding the alarms for years. It’s only a surprise to those Democrats that joined the establishment & lobbyists and quit listening to their constituents.
This is where we are today. We are legion. Resist.
I suspect the party leaders are trying to figure out how things went wrong, and trying to figure out how to prevent more Mamdani's in the future!
I suspect that the American voter is the most stupid voter alive and doesn’t really deserve democracy. BIG MONEY TRUMP DONORS BACKED HIM. LOOK IT UP.
Yeah and it’s less about Trump et al securing a Republican mayor in NYC & more about tying the Democrats to the pro-PAL / DSA shit. Again. Because it always works.
Idiots. Complete morons. Lying sacks of garbage JUST LIKE MAGA.
I know. One thing I’m not hearing is, if he’s so “no longer antisemitic” or is now a “friend to the Jewish community” then leftists wouldn’t support him. They’d hate him. Something’s off.
He's got Jewish friends who vouch for him, and who are also paid operatives on the Qatari payroll.
Wow. Feigns shock.
That is no surprise.
He doesn’t have a prayer in hell.
It really does feel like the party is being consumed by the Tea Party of the left. And all the same attractions are there as on the right: racism, misogyny, celebration of violence, hatred of empathy & reason, hatred of the U.S…
This site is 80% bots.
Yep.
I can’t with this place
I hate that bots & trolls increase the moment a social media platform becomes popular & the people in charge & the moderators are not prepared to handle it. Shouldn’t things like this be thought of ahead of time?
One would hope. But it just keeps getting worse.
If Mamdani wins, he will have to govern. If he succeeds, the entire Left will implode by having, FINALLY, to do the same. They will be responsible for all the people they ignore, issues they don't want to handle. Providing actual services to us. I see a big drop in "excitement" there. It's HARD.
Look at what they did to Chicago.
I recall one of the better mayors of Chicago was Washington. I don't remember a lot about his policies, didn't live there anymore, but I recall the city was pretty stable, much more inclusive, peaceful. But it's been years, and I might be wrong. Just my impression. We should look at what works?
I'm old enough to remember this exact thing with DeBlasio. He was the "left" hope, hailed as a reformer. He was already on the skids a couple of months in. Downhill from there. He kind of got "Fettermanized" in his anger and resentment if I recall right. Maybe this guy will win, do better, but...
Is it the split between Zionist & anti-Zionist along with the lack of agreement on what the word means? Also, although outnumbered, anti-Zionist Jews do exist. Are they possibly being used as the example instead of the exception?
I have no idea. But so much is being assumed all over the place. I’m not Jewish, but I am a Zionist. I’m not in NYC, but I worry abt DSA being seen as the face of the Dem Party nationally. I’m going thru my posts now to see if my criticisms of him are Islamophobic bc that is not at all what I intend
So, not grassroots? Weird. Do you have a lead to help me look it up?
Oh I’m sorry- I meant big money back Cuomo. That may have not been clear. Ackman. Sigh. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
They say the party propped up and backed Cuomo. That’s bs.
Ohhhh! Gotcha. I was confused on why Repubs would put money into Mamdani’s campaign. Dems didn’t put $ into Cuomo, Repubs did. This makes sense. Again, I wish people looked into other candidates to avoid this mess because they had those options.
They do not vet candidates. Hell you know they don’t even vote.
I mean anyone — don’t bandwagon & be more discernible — but, yeah, why do people not do the research/work, not vote, & then expect better results?
Weirdly, any elected Democrats who endorsed, endorsed Mamdani, while Cuomo got $$$$$ from big Republican donors like BilI fckface Ackm*n, Dan L*eb, Ken Lang*ne, J*hn Hess, etc
*elected NY Democrats, meant to specify
“Democrats are asking: is Mamdani’s win a one-off or a model for the party’s future?” How is that even a question? The blatantly, painfully, brutally, resoundingly obvious answer is “why haven’t the Democrats been following Mamdani’s model already?”
He spoke to peoples’ needs; not civic or political concepts.
I'm 73 today, life long dem. It's WAY past time for younger people to take over the party.
Get money out of politics and . . . that's it, just do that.
no big money• no career politicians•
Out of government entirely. Heck, as much as possible out of our Country. In fact, there should be no big money, at least no billionaires.
We have seen this with multiple candidates. Candidates who show up to mutual aid efforts, to protests, candidates who are PHYSICALLY PRESENT for their constituents are overwhelmingly popular. Spending money on attack ads & gala dinners will only hurt their chances.
If Democrats haven't learned yet, I'd say there is no hope for them. The majority is well sick of sleazy slobs and the entitled rich.
WHAT IN THE AF?! DOES SCHUMER NOT OWN A PAIR OF HEARING AIDS YET?!
Yes. The new strategy is to only run against hated sex pests that don't try very hard
I don't see how this is a model for all Democrats. A candidate like Mamdani would never would never win the General Election in a place like Overland Park, KS.
yet...
For WAAAAY too long the democrats have been running on "Well, we're not as bad as the other guy". We're done with that crap. We will demand our representatives ACTUALLY represent us.
Model for the party’s future. Duh.
Cuomo also had at least a dozen sexual harassment cases against him, and he resigned his governorship due to them. He stinks. See, the difference between Democratic voters and GOP voters (who voted for Trump) is we won't hold our nose and vote for a blatant stinker under criminal investigation.
Model
Just saw a Charlie Kirk post on Mandani. Among other things, he says ZM supposes dictatorships and dictators. So immediately, I wanted to ask, “what actions would he need to take in office to demonstrate that he was in fact what is accused of him?” Would something like…
Getting NYPD to arrest people in his jurisdiction and deporting/jailing them without due process be something a dictator would do? Maybe closing the NYC border and not allowing non-supporters from a different part of the state/country to come into the city?
Supposedly supports***
Sorry this is a bad take. Endorsements? Party machine? Why, because one former president whose administration he served in more than 25 years ago endorsed him?
Meanwhile in the real world bsky.app/profile/demo...
Maybe do a little clicky click on the article and read it? I tried to quote the relevant excerpt for you, but it was over the character limit.
Cuomo also had a lot of baggage.
And he was still backed by the party. What does that say about the party?
Old school approaches have lost many elections. Think outside of the box listen to the younger people, especially the ones who are successful through different practices than we were ever knowledgeable about. They are the future, the future is now.
#BernOn That's not a typo! iykyk
Mamdani is a preview of next year's primaries. Many incumbents are going down. The old guard won't hold much sway. It's going to be a beautiful thing.
It should be the model for the future. I am a 60 y/o white person and I am sick and tired of old white wealthy people being in charge. We should be the voices of experience but when people die in office over the age of 70 that is fucking ridiculous
Dem party has room illiteracy The level of delusion and denial from within Democratic Party leadership is breathtaking Primary every single incumbent Democrat nation wide This party needs an enema
Mr Mamdani had the people. The power of people works better than having 💰or the endorsement from President Clinton.
It certainly should be a model, but all the Democratic party heads care about is their established power and maintaining the status quo why they are briefly confused that Trump keeps kicking their asses before they continue to do the same crap over and over.
If they don't figure out that it should be the future I am very WORRIED!
it is definitely a model. thank goodness. and i hope the gop evaporates.
Dems have to set a goal that we can get behind
maybe we are just fed up with tired, old, corrupt, other side of the same coin, candidates that are content with the status quo.
Also, please tell me he has a serious security detail
Easy answer no it’s not a one off and it needs to happen more often.
The Democratic establishment will stop at nothing to depose Mamdani. It's the only win they are capable of.
I feels it's a combination of a good human being and great ideas for bringing NYC back from all that is happening. Example: city owned Grocery Store for those in need. Trump trashed the programs for those that are food vulnerable. This would help. Non profit food.
I remember when everybody was surprised that Trump won the first time, and a lot of the explanation was that people were tired of the status quo and voted for change. We may be seeing that again. We're obviously all tired of the ridiculousness we've been seeing in Washington.
Don’t try to put rapists in office. The end.
Yes, but doing it to win? Or because his policies are the right thing to do...
The Democratic establishment won't learn a thing. My concern now is they will actively sabotage him to prove some point.
Someone predicted these very headlines . . . . "Cautionary Tale", "Not a model for reproducing outside of NY" . . . . Don't buy the spin . . . it's time to hand over the keys to the next generation . . . lets do this across the board . . .
No billionaires buying our elections anymore!
most definitely not a one-off, but the stupid democrat establishment is going to try and paint it as such and do everything to crush his chances again, the democratic party is only slightly less fucking garbage than the gop at this point, and its all run by geriatrics who are out of touch
No more Wall Street democrats
If the establishment would get out of his way, they would be surprised to see the blatant truth so many of them have spent their careers actively ignoring: When you work to improve the material conditions of your constituents, you win elections. It really is that easy.
Take it all the way home across America !!!! Kick the rich out of Washington and our government
The party shouldn't waste time asking questions. It is the way of the future and they need to all get behind it.
Just like this seditious, fascist GOP 'cult' of serial US BETRAYAL, billionaires & dictatorship, "corporate-donor-controlled/owned Dems and so-called, "centrists" (aka weak, spineless, "Vichy"/surrender-in-advance/ "HALF-FASCIST") Dems have ALSO 'long' 'enabled' "Satan's GOP cult's", FASCIST COUP.
Unbought. That's uncommon, but if we can get ENOUGH honest people to oppose money in elections, we might get a more truly representative government that wants to actually GOVERN according to our Constitution rather than to donor demands for quid pro quo. The money has already spoken: now's OUR turn.
It is the model for the future, duh.
I hope a model for the future
He also has humanity on his side.
I pray that it's our future.
"coalition that cut across age, race, and boroughs" and victory—sounds like a model to me!
I think the party’s future!
The future. The left and moderate centrists of this country need to embrace new leaders and ideology. We can't cater to special interests, we must appeal to a much broader swath of America.
Good point
I am not asking; he is.
Maybe the Dem party machinery should decide how many sex pests they intend to endorse. That will help them make a better plan.
Several of them are likely also on the Epstein list.
He never endorsed Harris and he blamed Israel for 10/7. That’s evil. He does NOT represent me as a Democrat.
If the election was a regular primary election where rank voting wasn't involved he would have lost. To keep acting as if this was a big win for socialists is ridiculous.
He stated that he “proudly” voted for her in November. Not even held his nose and voted. Proudly voted.
This is the way forward. Using the same approach that always loses and expecting different results is insanity.
F the party machine. They’re partially why we are where we are today
Harris is the party's future. Y'all want change? We'd b on our way, now it'll be decades of repair. Things change but stupid is always there.
We know that this specific bigotry is not a deal breaker for you. It is not a federal seat, it has zip t do w national politics. I hope at this point he wins, but I won't be shocked to see his supporters turn on him, he is not new. Shallow f'n take.
See? What the hell does David Hogg know?
any democrat asking that can fuck right off. go do a speaking tour like bernie & aoc did. if y'all can best those attendance numbers, we might think about listening to you. otherwise, sit down.
All they ever do is cast doubt so they never have to change and adapt.
Super simple winning strategy: 1. Fight for working families. 2. Do not support genocide.
His win is our future.
@georgetakei.bsky.social Take a look at @katmabu.bsky.social. Here is the chance to take it a step further! bsky.app/profile/katm...
"Congrats to Zohran Mamdani. Important lessons. Focus on shifting economic power. Relentlessly. Have big ideas on how to do it. Be joyful and authentic. Even if your ideas aren't considered "mainstream" by elites. The elites have little idea what's actually mainstream." Sen. Chris Murphy
It's blatantly apparent that progressivism is the only future for our democratic party. Aggressive action for progressive ideals & policies from our lawmakers is the only path remaining for the democratic party to survive. And if we want our country to survive the horrors of Trump's fascist mafia.
That's how Obama won
That's the kind of guy I want #ShouldhavebeenBernie
The Dem leadership need to get their heads out of their asses and stop backing anyone in a primary. Support ALL Dems equally and when the people decide back the crap out of the winner. Thumbs on the scales got us Trump.
For the best laugh of the day, check out comments on the Facebook page of Nicole Malliotakis. Her Staten Island constituents are in total meltdown over Mamdani ("My 92 year old mother will have to move!"). The page sounds like it's sponsored by Realtor.com. Loving this mugful of conservative tears!
Now hopefully he doesn't sell his soul.
I said it before and I’ll say it again….It’s the Jaime Harrison effect!
The dinosaurs need to retire and let the youth take over.
The model being integrity?
A model
Model for the future, please God!!!
DEMS, The same old spineless, crap isn’t acceptable to the rest of us putting it on the line to save us from the fascist regime. I will not give another penny to the DNC. I am no longer a Democrat. Now I am an Independent and I want candidates like Mamdani in local, state and federal offices.
They really need to take it as a model. If the party wants to have a future. We are all tired of the status quo.
It's only a primary, so take note of who voted! But further down the line, the far left will not take the White House. Dem women have lost to tRump TWICE. Unfortunately that's the lesson.
Would you define "far left?" Who are the people you think are far left because before I die I want to know who they are. Jerry Rubin and a few others were but who are they now. I don't see much of an actual far left in America.
Cuomo Democrats gross me out. I cannot vote for Corporate Democrats any longer.
Cuomo could still run as an independent
And of course he will. These entitled guys just don’t get it. Instead of changing their ways they just keep throwing donor’s money at failure. They don’t care that people hate them. Because they don’t care about people. Selfish fools.
