Zohran Mamdani’s campaign represented a struggle for basic dignity and an affirmation of democratic potential. It was ceaselessly denounced by political and media elites from across the spectrum as something sinister, violent, and dangerous.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Sure, depending on who you mean by "left." Folks like Schumer and Jefferies, however, would certainly need to be excluded for the "unity" part to make sense.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Jeffries endorsed Mamdani before election day.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Two weeks before the election, four months after the primary. Too little too late.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Look, if you stand before a hundred people in a room and two of them disavow you and then people started publishing stories that the entire room was against you: do you think that would be a fair portrayal? Or do you think it's just people trying to divide the room into camps?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    So we're doing the bad apples thing now? We know who the leaders of the Democratic Party in New York and nationwide are and many of them either waited for months or just straight up didn't endorse the literal primary winner, who by all means everyone should endorse from day one. If it was a leftist refusing to endorse, I don't know, Newsom they'd all be up in arms about leftist division and purity testing. I don't give a shit what random Democratic official #3011 said about Mamdani; the people running the show showed exactly zero unity with the Mamdani and the left.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Technically yes, and what a ringing endorsement it was

    “As with any Mayor, there will be areas of agreement and areas of principled disagreement. Yet, the stakes are existential,”

    When asked later if Mamdani is the future of the party

    “No, I think the future of the Democratic Party is going to fall, as far as we’re concerned, relative to the House Democratic Caucus and members who are doing great work all across the country,”

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