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lees1975

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24. Democrats made themselves unelectable. Look at their poll numbers.

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 09:54 AM

Jun 2025

The only way to win is for new leadership to run and win. The old guard is dead and gone and if Schumer is still minority leader when the midterms roll around, we lose more Senate seats.

Wake up people, or let democracy die.

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Democratic Leaders Tried to Crush Zohran Mamdani. They Should Have Been Taking Notes. [View all] Lonestarblue Jun 2025 OP

from malaise Jun 2025 #1

Two notes here Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #2

About Point #1 of your post WSHazel Jun 2025 #4

The fact that people pretty convincingly voted for a leftists candidate Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #5

It was a Democratic Primary in a very blue city WSHazel Jun 2025 #10

A fine bit of catastrophism Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #12

id use a stronger word but i wont. too early here . AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #14

Never happening. lees1975 Jun 2025 #26

I don't think beating Cuomo was at all easy tbh Arazi Jun 2025 #8

Centrist Democrats are terrified of Sanders WSHazel Jun 2025 #11

Democrats made themselves unelectable. Look at their poll numbers. lees1975 Jun 2025 #24

No they didn't.. they've been winning Cha Jun 2025 #35

It's sad to see history being rewritten here mcar Jun 2025 #43

Well put.. Cha Jun 2025 #47

Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #27

I don't understand this line of thinking I keep seeing. AllyCat Jun 2025 #21

Why you are trying to be logical & thoughtful?? at140 Jun 2025 #28

David Hogg is quietly laughing somewhere... Arazi Jun 2025 #3

Congratulations to Mamdani and to the wonderful Brad Lander who understood how to Passages Jun 2025 #6

Jacob N. Kornbluh @jacobkornbluh: In his victory speech, Mamdani extended an olive branch Passages Jun 2025 #7

Mamdani is Obama with teeth BeyondGeography Jun 2025 #9

Given that Cuomo took the time to spin up a third party recently, he'll proably try a spoiler run. Lancero Jun 2025 #13

Doubt it...he'd be splitting votes with Adams and Sliwa Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #16

Won't stop him from trying, and he has already formed the groundwork with his Fight and Deliver party... Lancero Jun 2025 #31

He can line up for another humiliation, but I doubt he will Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #32

Remember Joe Lieberman 2008? karynnj Jun 2025 #23

Chuffed SpankMe Jun 2025 #30

This is simple. Jirel Jun 2025 #15

This 78 year old lifelong Democrat from a military serving family with a union father in the trades decided...... usaf-vet Jun 2025 #17

Same here, with this 68 year old lifelong Democrat, with a Father who is a naval veteran and union man. lees1975 Jun 2025 #22

Ok Abstractartist Jun 2025 #18

I can't believe Cuomo was even considered. lees1975 Jun 2025 #19

This NYC'r didn't rank him electric_blue68 Jun 2025 #38

The progressive Left is getting traction now. AOC, Mamdani, Bernie, Hogg, and more to come. , Ping Tung Jun 2025 #20

Coumo was a pathetic front runner IbogaProject Jun 2025 #25

There was a re-vote that Hogg withdrew from because he knew he would get shellacked by Malcolm Kenyatta. W_HAMILTON Jun 2025 #29

Good for Mamdani. Shame on Clinton, Clyburn and anyone else who pinkstarburst Jun 2025 #33

Let's be clear which "Clinton" we're talking about. Sparkly Jun 2025 #36

Birds of a feather... pinkstarburst Jun 2025 #40

Please read what I said. Sparkly Jun 2025 #41

Use some reading comprehension pinkstarburst Jun 2025 #42

I understand. Let's start over. Sparkly Jun 2025 #44

I feel it was perfectly clear who I was referring to pinkstarburst Jun 2025 #49

100% Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2025 #34

I don't know anything about this man. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #37

If you are interested in Mamdani's policies towards women's rights as well as other things Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #46

Thank you. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #48

MAGA's trying to spin up efforts to get him deported. Lancero Jun 2025 #39

This is interesting Uncle Joe Jun 2025 #45