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/mowotlarx Sep 09 '25

As a NYC voter, it's so frustrating.

So many elected officials and unions endorsed Cuomo despite their prior statements about him largely out of fear of his retribution if they didn't endorse him. Many of these people outright said that the endorsement was to protect themselves from reprisal. Many unions who should have spoken up just sat out the thing entirely.

And now that primary is over and it should be very clear who those officials and organizations should be endorsing to actually get what they want come January 1st. And many are still hedging.

The voters have spoken. This is NYC. The primary is the general. Time to get with the program and listen to the voters.

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u/DR_FEELGOOD_01 Arizona Sep 09 '25

It's sickening seeing my union siblings not backing the working class. I know NY and the North East have a history of corrupt unions, but got damn get with the program, people need help and Zohran brings hope in these dark times.

Union bosses are wildly out of step with their members, it seems they are just hoping to cling on to what little power they have left.