eksb comments on Democratic establishment melts down over Mamdani's win in New York

Democratic establishment melts down over Mamdani's win in New York (www.axios.com)

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Establishment Democrats looking to recover from 2024's losses fear Mamdani could hurt the party's brand nationally

don't they know only going right is the only acceptable solution!

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[–] eksb@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This reminds me of the 2021 mayoral election in Buffalo, NY, where a progressive won the Democrat primary, but the conservatives (both Republicans and establishment Democrats) joined forces to back the establishment candidate in the general election.

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

that just confirms that they are one in the same, on the status quo. the old guard are just republican lite, or they wouldnt been able to be elected if they were R party.

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