I mean, that's not even a dream, that's just what's almost certainly WILL happen since they appeal to almost exactly the same demographics across the board.

Would be a surprise if more than one of them even reaches double digit percentages, actually.

I expect one or the other will get pressured/bribed into dropping out.

Yep, two shit bag neoliberals running I and an actual Republican.

This is both good for Mamdani and what will be used as an excuse when he wins.

May it be so.

No one's said it, yet, but this is the best comment on this entire post.

Amazing. Chef's kiss.

For a second I had this confused with the Toronto mayoral election, where the former sex pest mayor is rumored to be considering re-running against the person who supplanted him last election

Vote progressive, the platform is impressive. The people aren’t oppressive and their art is more expressive - their passion is expressive but the message isn’t agressive.

For the people needs to be accomplished By the people.

You think the DNC is pushing this? Or is this just throwing shit to throw shit?

Vote blue still applies here. I don't know who told you it doesn't.

IDK what you're saying, the progressive is the blue in this context. Mamdani is the DNC candidate, Cuomo is independent.

It's insane to me they would rather split the vote and put one of Trump's puppets in office rather than move their platform slightly left of center.

I'm not sure this is party desperation so much as it is Cuomo's ego. I'd call it 75% ego at least.

And after Mamdani hired one of the DNC's consultants to nerf all his policies appeal to the centrists who have thus far refused to endorse him.

It's almost as though the centrist wing of the party does absolutely nothing in good faith and will do everything they can to ratfuck anyone to their left.

No no we're supposed to rally behind their candidates.

Reminds me of Jill Stein running in 2024.

They're getting money to cause chaos because why not?

"Vote Blue No Matter Who" reverts to "Party Unity My Ass" as soon as centrists don't get 100% of everything they want.

The DNC would rather have a MAGA win it than Zohran.

DNC normally "3rd parties don't function in our two party system, there's no point in voting for them

That part is just reality.

A 3rd party won't be viable in our lifetimes.

Welcome to reality.

They're preventing the change that's actually going to allow the left win elections again. It's pretty obvious that the Democratic Tea Party moment is starting. Who's knows what this will be called years from now, but it's starting. They learned nothing from what the party did to Bernie Sanders.

He knows he can't win. He can only split the vote, and he's gonna do it anyway.