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52. and was almost immediately slapped down on his Holocaust, intifada, and museum analogy

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:28 AM

Jun 2025

by the very Museum he was attempting to co-opt and smarm his way past.
So, if you like yourself some clever rhetoric and smarmy political double speak ... Step right up!

Oh, and, "river to the sea" - doesn't really mean, what it has always meant to people that coined the term .... Because - " 'words' - what do they really mean anyway .. ?"

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Young people want new fighters in DEM party, but entrenched DEM establishment w/ billionaire $$ torpedo candidate young [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 2025 OP

from what I read the "young" guy has lots of baggage his followers would like to overlook nt msongs Jun 2025 #1

Well, the establishment is overlooking Cuomo's baggage, so... Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2025 #18

Anyone surprised?! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2025 #28

So... we either admit baggage has no relevance anymore Torchlight Jun 2025 #57

Yep, white, racist male, trump supporters are not going to vote for... brush Jun 2025 #30

They aren't going to vote Dem at all? So what's the point? Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2025 #43

No, but they also shouldn't run candidates that cater to people that are notoriously fickle and can't be relied upon... W_HAMILTON Jun 2025 #61

Run a Democrat, not a Socialist. brush Jun 2025 #73

The point is all white males are not trump sycophants. It we Dems pick the right candidate... brush Jun 2025 #74

Like what? thought crime Jun 2025 #47

All the young folks need to do is win some elections comradebillyboy Jun 2025 #2

It's nothing to do with age, I personally wouldn't support a candidate like Mamdani even if he was an 83 year old white tritsofme Jun 2025 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2025 #6

Yes. He's campaigning w that horrid Hasan Piker, a virulent anti-Semite who claims the US deserved 9/11 emulatorloo Jun 2025 #17

He did not campaign with him. He did a live stream interview with him. His statement on that was Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #40

Sure n/t emulatorloo Jun 2025 #66

Are you in NY? iemanja Jun 2025 #23

That's YOUR problem Jilly_in_VA Jun 2025 #59

Did poster say they don't like AOC or Crockett? Or that they love Cuomo? No. emulatorloo Jun 2025 #67

young people are (as ever) still 100% able to cast their vote stopdiggin Jun 2025 #4

Mamdani has serious issues mcar Jun 2025 #5

His victory sends just the right message about what the Democratic Party stands for. David__77 Jun 2025 #22

"He is seemingly anti-semitic." What has he said or done that makes him so? thx in advance uponit7771 Jun 2025 #34

"Seemingly"? Is that based on your reading of his actual statements or is it based on reading what Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #41

If I were betting I'd bet on it being a bit of a mess. BannonsLiver Jun 2025 #48

"seemingly anti-semitic" ? Try some Palestinian Chicken. thought crime Jun 2025 #54

When the voter is offered crap or crap they will pick crap or stay home. Autumn Jun 2025 #7

I was surprised Maya Wiley didn't have another go this time. OnDoutside Jun 2025 #10

Would she have had a real chance ? It seems like NYC tends to vote JI7 Jun 2025 #11

With these two candidates, I'd like to think she would have been in the mix. OnDoutside Jun 2025 #13

Unfathomable. 20M people and this is all they could field for mayor? Maru Kitteh Jun 2025 #16

I find it mind boggling too Skittles Jun 2025 #38

WTF is going on with this thread? thought crime Jun 2025 #56

I'm thinking more of Cuomo Skittles Jun 2025 #71

Young people like AOC , Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Jon Ossoff JI7 Jun 2025 #8

Exactly n/t emulatorloo Jun 2025 #20

It's the Democratic Socialist label. It just doesn't work for the vast majority of Amercans. brush Jun 2025 #31

The message is the party to be more progressive not a NY politician imho uponit7771 Jun 2025 #35

Then why did he crush it? Klarkashton Jun 2025 #53

NYC is not the vast majority of Americans. brush Jun 2025 #72

IT'S NOT JUST YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS Skittles Jun 2025 #9

Oh good God 🙄🥱 Oopsie Daisy Jun 2025 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2025 #14

I get what you're saying Samael13 Jun 2025 #15

If only we could find a progressive candidate who doesn't wanna "globalize the intifada" emulatorloo Jun 2025 #19

+1. If this is your 'standard bearer' .... That really ain't 'sayin' much. Eh? stopdiggin Jun 2025 #21

"Your" iemanja Jun 2025 #26

There are a number of things that give me pause in regard to Mr. Mamdani stopdiggin Jun 2025 #33

I'm not a NYer iemanja Jun 2025 #37

granted. but what wins in NYC - doesn't necessarily in PA stopdiggin Jun 2025 #45

What does he mean by globalize the intifada? iemanja Jun 2025 #25

His statement below. And the word intifada directly translates to "shaking off" Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #42

and was almost immediately slapped down on his Holocaust, intifada, and museum analogy stopdiggin Jun 2025 #52

Ron DeSantis will likely call him "woke". Time for the smelling salts. David__77 Jun 2025 #29

Who here gives a shit about Ron DeSantis? emulatorloo Jun 2025 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Jilly_in_VA Jun 2025 #62

Wait a minute!!!! H2O Man Jun 2025 #24

Admittedly W/o Having Scoured the Great Comments, May I Just Add That "Entrenched DEM Establishment" The Roux Comes First Jun 2025 #27

Yep, the lack of coherent message right now alone makes this obvious uponit7771 Jun 2025 #36

Nothing new ILikePie92 Jun 2025 #32

I saw Hogg on Twitter awesomerwb1 Jun 2025 #39

Well ILikePie92 Jun 2025 #46

It's an opinion based on facts. Go look up his twitter account awesomerwb1 Jun 2025 #51

Again ILikePie92 Jun 2025 #60

Again awesomerwb1 Jun 2025 #63

Haha ILikePie92 Jun 2025 #64

It would help if you provided evidence iemanja Jun 2025 #70

"entrenched establishment" -- target young people with emotional disinformation to get them to hate Democrats. betsuni Jun 2025 #44

And the result...we will Lose lose lose. sheshe2 Jun 2025 #65

Am I missing something? I thought Mamdani won the primary? Quiet Em Jun 2025 #49

I guess we'll find out BannonsLiver Jun 2025 #50

It will be. Beshear, Pritzker, maybe Van Hollen Arazi Jun 2025 #55

Yeah I don't think w can extrapolate a lot from a NYC mayoral dem primary. Very unique situation. emulatorloo Jun 2025 #69

At 81, I'm no longer qualified to be a 'Young People" but I'm with them on the never ending Left vs rRight conflict Ping Tung Jun 2025 #58