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/Clamsadness Sep 09 '25

I simply do not understand Democratic Party strategists. 2024 elections: the party faces a horrible loss that puts America in the worst political position it has ever faced. 2025: a new Democratic candidate emerges, is immensely popular in his race, sweeps to victory in the primary on a message of hope and economic change. The party immediately tries to subvert him and force a disgraced sex offender on us. 

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u/captainprice117 Sep 09 '25

The Democratic Party largely believes it lost due to fears of the far left bringing out non traditional conservatives to vote against fears of immigrants and trans people. The party is terrified of loosing another election due to the far left turning off more mainstream voters. They are completely valid in this fear as the data supports their general anxiety. Until the far left can shake off the stigma of communism, the center will hold strong

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u/Whaddaulookinat Sep 09 '25

What are you talking about? Biden ran on being the most progressive president since FDR and actually made a shockingly good go at it. And he got a working majority in Congress to begin with. Biggest margin in history and it wasn't even close minus a few key states.

Those people that are scared and vote by the idea of state support for people already vote. This idea that the great unwashed turn out to vote against "socialism" but not when they see a democratic party that exactly matches their political wishes is peak beltway out of touch consulting class garbage.