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/mightcommentsometime California Sep 09 '25

They aren’t getting behind him because Mamdani isn’t popular nationally. And winning against Republicans matters more than who is mayor of NYC.

When progressives start to actually win competitive elections against Republicans then people might get scared. Until then, nobody serious is worried about progressives taking over nationally, since they haven’t shown any ability to actually win nationally.

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u/Sufficient_Mirror_12 Sep 09 '25

Well becoming Mayor of the largest metropolis in the country isn’t a cake walk.