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Democrats Shocked By Success Of Left-Wing Candidate Offering Left-Wing Policies To Left-Wing Voters (www.betootaadvocate.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Mamdani, a proudly socialist 33-year-old, holds a 44-36 percent lead over over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo – who was hoping that New Yorkers had short memories, and were ready to re-elect the textbook centrist Democrat.

However, after the disaster of Trump’s first year back in the White House – with everyday American life interrupted by protests, immigration raids, corruption allegations and the unshakebale feeling that the nation is about to enter World War 3… It seems the pendulum is swinging back towards left-wing politics.

It appears that the success of Mamdani isn’t so much a vote against Trumpian politics, but more a vote against the stale nothingness of the Democrats top brass – who, while pitching themselves as the progressive option in America’s political system, very seldom action – or even – offer – left-wing policies.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

If Blue MAGA doesn't want to be referred to as such they can change their behavior any time.

It is however extraordinarily fitting:

And that one is from the early days of the use of the term.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

tl;dr your image is as bullshit as anyone who says "Blue MAGA". It's a thing you and others are trying to invent. Fuck off with your both sides bullshit.

In this essay, I will discuss why most of the points in that image are bullshit.

First line is tenuous at best. There wasn't outright cheating like ballot stuffing, but there was an absolute brick on the scales. The media calling all the superdelegates before anyone actually voted was bullshit. Nuance is a thing.

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone saying Bernie is a DINO.

Nobody on the left says "fuck democracy". And if they do, they're not neolibs.

Absolutely nobody says only corporate votes should count.

In the end, if you don't ally with most Democrats, our country is doomed. You can turn them more progressive, especially in primaries. But if you abandon the Dems, you might as well be one of those right wing podcaster being paid by Russia.

I get that some people want to threaten them. But threaten them from the left, not from the fucking stupid.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Your "most Democrats" just handed the country to fascists because rather than be critical and demand better than a pants shitting, geriatric, defender of genocide, they decided any blue would do.

And what we just showed you: Your approach to politics doesn't work and ours does. You want to win? Follow us. Stop pretending that forcing through shitty candidates does any other than hand governance to Republicans.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

"Join us", like I wasn't out there knocking on doors for Bernie.