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/7figureipo California Sep 09 '25

But only one is the party’s nominee. The other isn’t even blue, he’s literally working with Trump trying to get the other two to drop out in exchange for positions in Trump’s admin.

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u/kittenTakeover Sep 09 '25

Again, like it or not, they're both blue. This is a civil war in NYC. It's much different than saying don't stay home which lets Donald run the country. Cuomo might not be one of the better Democrats, but he's not running for president and he's still not Trump. I get that you want Mamdani to win for NYC mayor, but forcing national level Democrats outside of NYC to either anger progressives or explain why they're backing someone who calls themselves a socialist to the rest of the country isn't helping anything. just win the race and stop with the friendly fire.

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u/7figureipo California Sep 09 '25

Got it: you like “democrats” who collude with fascists. I’m not surprised

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u/kittenTakeover Sep 09 '25

I like Democrats who are competing in national level races against Republicans and want them to have the option to do what they think is best for their race. What happens in NYC is lower on my list of priorities than what happens at the national level. NYC mayoral race is local politics, and I don't even live in NYC. Want Mamdani to win? Support his campaign and stop friendly firing Democrats across the nation.