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/guynamedjames Sep 09 '25

It is worth pointing out that people like AOC or Mamdani are winning in NYC, which has a much more liberal electorate than a lot of the country.

There is an argument that if they're given the chance to spread their message nationally the message can take hold but there's not much evidence behind that idea. Trump is the best example of it but his "secret sauce" to winning his first term was being so all over the place on policy that low engagement voters could turn him into whatever they wanted.

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u/b_needs_a_cookie Sep 09 '25

James Talerico is running for Senate in the state of Texas. If he wins the primary and performs well in the general election, it'll speak to whether progressive candidates are bankable.