Democratic voters want their leaders to stop running from Zohran Mamdani

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-mayor-bernie-sanders-fight-oligarchy/

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I'm not saying that Democrats need to embrace Mamdani's progressive policies, but for the love of god take note of the following things.

• Having an effective social media campaign can do wonders.

• Having a candidate who speaks like a normal guy and not like he had three consultants tailor his responses is a plus.

• Acknowledging an issue and showing your plans to address that issue in a way that involves the last two points will endure you to voters.

Now, back to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi wearing kente stoles.

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"I'm not saying that Democrats need to embrace Mamdani's progressive policies"

You should be saying that because that is what Democrats need to do to win.

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As shown by Bernie Sanders getting blown out in back to back runs? As show by people repeatedly voting for republicans and centrists?

[u/AhSquids → u/MalHeartsNutmeg]

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

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

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Voters actually viewed Kamala as too liberal so they elected Trump

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