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BeyondGeography

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6. It was already clear that many Dems do not label anything short of unconditional support of Israel anti-Semitic

Reply to Samael13 (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 06:25 AM

Jun 27

And that there is a strong market for principled opposition to Netanyahu and supporting Palestinian rights particularly among younger Dem voters. Mamdani’s victory confirmed what the data was already saying. You don’t need to wait until November to understand that.

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Mamdani stood firm in his support of Gaza. The Democratic party could learn from him [View all] BeyondGeography Jun 27 OP

They could and they should, but the old guard won't. It refuses to even acknowledge this. vanessa_ca Jun 27 #1

Nadler was quick to endorse him for the November election BeyondGeography Jun 27 #2

Thank you Rep Nadler! I was pleased to see Elizabeth Warren congratulate him too -eom vanessa_ca Jun 27 #4

They're smearing Zohran the way they smeared Bernie... it's not gonna work this time!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 27 #3

It didn't work against Bernie karynnj Jun 27 #9

I paid close attention to the polls in 2015-2016 AZProgressive Jun 27 #12

I still believe if she had chosen Bernie mountain grammy Jun 27 #21

Didn't Bernie win the 1st six or so primaries? snot Jun 27 #23

Not surprising Bernie had already been mayor, Congressman and Senator karynnj Jun 27 #27

I feel its too early to go around saying the democratic party needs to learn from him Samael13 Jun 27 #5

It was already clear that many Dems do not label anything short of unconditional support of Israel anti-Semitic BeyondGeography Jun 27 #6

New Yorkers like to think they are the center of the universe newdeal2 Jun 27 #14

I think his campaign strategy such as knocking on a lot of doors AZProgressive Jun 27 #16

Exposing the Smears: DoorDash, Bloomberg and Ackman Really Behind Anti-Mamdani Mailers Celerity Jun 27 #7

This is very top heavy on propaganda and cliches. Anything "corporations" Nixie Jun 27 #20

What Mamdani (and by extension, the Democratic Party) has to do is: no_hypocrisy Jun 27 #8

He won because he had a good positive message - make NY affordable against a bad human JT45242 Jun 27 #10

Chuck Schumer ever call him to congratulate him on his primary win? Emile Jun 27 #11

Who cares? I doubt that Mamdami worries about such trivial matters. Why would anyone? Oopsie Daisy Jun 27 #13

So yesterday you gave the excuse he was in Emile Jun 27 #15

Again, jumping to conclusions that are unfounded. It's silly to assume Schumer does not "back democratic candidates" * Oopsie Daisy Jun 27 #17

The only thing to learn is to pivot to call out trump & the gop - Every. Time. Not Gaza. themaguffin Jun 27 #18

It also means defending New Yorkers like Mahmoud Khalil from political persecution. David__77 Jun 27 #19

that's a separate issue. I'm referring to the narratives and the battle in reply to the OP article themaguffin Jun 27 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 27 #24

He didn't send any weapons to Netanyahu AZProgressive Jun 27 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 27 #26

Mamdani isn't responsible for the conditions residents of Gaza are facing AZProgressive Jun 27 #28