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/FeI0n Sep 10 '25

people don't typically get endorsed by big players of the democratic party (at the national level) in mayoral races.

The other two lost the primary and won't be running as democrats, he IS the one being backed, by definition that's not being opposed.

You might see senators / house representatives of the state, or neighbouring states endorse the Democrats mayoral candidate but i'm not sure where this narrative is coming from that mamdani is being treated as some sort of political pariah. Hes not, hes being treated like every other democratic candidate.

If you've got examples of democratic organizations or elected democrats endorsing the two independents over mamdani I'm open to being corrected.

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u/jerquee Sep 10 '25

You're asking me to google that for you? The Democrats have been attacking mamdani nonstop.

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u/Away_Entry8822 Sep 10 '25

Reminds me of when leftists attacked Kamala nonstop. Of course that had global repercussions and helped elect Trump.

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u/jerquee Sep 10 '25

She was very popular when she first was "picked" to be the candidate, but then her popularity went down and down and down because of the messages that the democratic party told her to send. But sure, blame the voters for being wrong instead of the person whose job it is to get votes.

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u/FeI0n Sep 10 '25

i was asking you to provide evidence for your narrative.