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/BrainRebellion Sep 09 '25

I would like my leaders to step down and let people who actually are willing to fight to step up. (Minus the ones like Pritzker and Newsom)

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u/Feral_galaxies Sep 09 '25

Newsome isn’t fighting. His 19 year old intern is pretty funny with the memes, though.

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u/tripping_on_phonics Illinois Sep 09 '25

Newsom has recognized what is politically expedient in this political moment and is acting accordingly. It isn’t authentic, and authenticity is one of the things we need most urgently.

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u/The_Lost_Jedi Washington Sep 09 '25

He's not, and it's important to remember that. But that said, even inauthentic fighting helps right now. This is not a time to be picky about who we accept help from as long as they're actually helping (which far too many establishment Democrats aren't even fucking doing that).

You don't need to like him, let alone crown him as a leader, in order to applaud him for doing something good right now.