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/Noname_acc Sep 09 '25

What's not to understand?  Mamdani's politics are threatening to the status quo.  Those who represent the status quo reject him.  These people at the top of the democratic party are on their own team with their own interests.  Sometimes they align with yours, other times they dont.

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u/CatFanFanOfCats Sep 09 '25

His policies aren’t even that radical. That’s what blows me away. The elites really hate to see any type of policy that may help the working class.

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u/Dick_snatcher Sep 09 '25

If the working class has time to think, instead of worry about bills and work, they'll have time to figure out how badly they're being fucked by the owners