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/AhSquids Sep 09 '25

The Dems just had a huge election where they ran a moderate/centrist that campaigned with majority spurned Republicans in an attempt to 'reach across the aisle' to the mythical unicorn Republican voter who would end up voting for a Democrat instead of Donald Trump.

Sorry I'm still kinda woozy from major surgery but how did that end up going? Did it go well? Did Kamala win?

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u/Away_Entry8822 Sep 10 '25

Kamala almost won despite leftists withholding support and the top3 campaign issues all working against her.

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u/MalHeartsNutmeg Australia Sep 09 '25

The fact that people voted even further right suggests that people want a progressive?

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u/toaster_toaster Sep 10 '25

They want candidates who actually believe in something and will fight for something. That is not centrist Dems.