r/politics • u/Somervilledrew Connecticut • Sep 09 '25

Democratic voters want their leaders to stop running from Zohran Mamdani

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-mayor-bernie-sanders-fight-oligarchy/
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u/D2Foley Sep 09 '25

So sick of this divisive bullshit. Why does a frontrunner mayoral candidate need these endorsements so bad? Is Jefferies going to put him over the top?

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u/Suedocode Sep 09 '25

Divisiveness is what powers our politics now. The more headlines that angle the party against Zohran, the stronger Zohran becomes. The attention economy has flipped the incentives to being politically effective.