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

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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

Any politician criticizing Mamdani receives money from AIPAC…

Wow what a coincidence,

Free Palestine from the apartheid genocidal colonizers, the fascist Israeli regime!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Shocker progressives are popular because checks notes … they fight for everyone not just the rich

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (10 children)

fuck these guys

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Posting this to offend the white supremacist mods in the politics forum

who they are

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They knew, that's why they threw Bernie Sanders under the bus over and over. The ones controlling the DNC do not want to lose their corporate backers if they allow true social equality.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I think this article would be fine if it didn't make that claim in the title. But the claim as it stands is a lie, there are no examples in the text of Democrats reacting, and shock or disbelief are not what I'm seeing in the mainstream. Whats more it also makes the claim that none of the DNC's policies are left.

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