'Don't Sabotage Mamdani': 30,000+ Petitioners Urge Gilibrand to Get Behind Progressive NYC Mayoral Candidate
'Don't Sabotage Mamdani': 30,000+ Petitioners Urge Gillibrand to Get Behind Progressive NYC Mayoral Candidate | Common Dreams
Unfortunately, the establishment Dems have the desires of the voters in one hand and they're weighing that against hundreds of millions of dollars in soft money in the other, and so far the money has an uninterrupted win streak.
And Gilibrand has already clearly signaled which side she favors.
Never forget Hillary v. Bernie.
That was when it kicked off in earnest.
I still think that if there's one single person who deserves more of the blame than anyone else for Trump becoming president in the first place, it's Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Never forget.
Never forget that Hillary Clinton won the primary popular vote by 3 Million and also won the general popular vote?
If we're asking Gilibrand to fall in line, the least we could do is ask the same of each other.
lol normies gonna' learn how conservative Democrats actually are ... again... for the tenth time...
... oh god, they're going to learn nothing.
This petition won't change the minds of the DNC establishment.
But this vocal and energetic support for him is amazing PR for him. It means the DNC and republicans don't get to completely define the narrative.
It's just a show of support but it's so necessary ATM because some democrat voters might be inclined to look into him more closely since he has visible support.
I am fully prepared for the same level of disappointment that I've seen over and over. A socialist or actual progressive will not be allowed to gain any kind of foothold. America isn't falling, it's already fallen decades ago as the same people who employ and pay the checks for Republicans also keep Democrats in their employment.
The "opposition" no matter how strongly worded it seems at rare times, is entirely WWE theater and stageplay and the liberal american public buys it because the media is also controlled.
If we want actual change and progress in the country, it has to be a massive effort to remove sitting dem senators and to overturn Citizens United and other policies that have allowed our nation to become a divided corpo-feudalist dictatorship.
Conservative is still better than regressive.
Describe the difference between conservatism and regressivism. I'll wait.
He’s already gotten endorsements from some of the most influential progressives. Fuck the centrists. NY wants change that benefits the working class.
It's less that she's a centrist, more that she's an AIPAC beneficiary. She's sponsored by Israel, just like Schumer.
It’s less that she’s a centrist, more that she’s an AIPAC beneficiary.
That particular Venn diagram has a lot of overlap.
That is not what matters most in a NYC mayor.
I wouldn't trust Elizabeth Warren she a snake who will if the party tells her to, will bend the knee and pull her endorsement and give it to the rapist. Remember she sabotage Sanders 2020 run because she thought they make her VP.
I for one think that Islamophobia is as serious an offense as sexual misconduct and that Gillibrand should be cancelled and resign, just like Al Franken.
Oh fuck off, not liking someone's dumbasses religion is not the same thing as rape.
The hells the matter with you?
Islamophobia, just like antisemitism, is not "not liking someone’s dumbasses religion", it is racism. You wouldn't tolerate anti-black racism and you wouldn't tolerate antisemitism (I assume, given that you're here). You also would not be trivializing any kind of racism by comparing it to rape (again, a good faith assumption). On the same grounds, you shouldn't tolerate islamophobia.
Edit: That said, Franken was never accused of rape. Here are what he was actually accused of: [1] [2]
She's just saying the only part out loud because she doesn't have to worry about re-election until 2030.
She needs a primary challenger in 2030. Maybe Mamdani himself.
If progressive are going to gain a foothold in American politics, it'll be despite and not because of the DNC. For as shitty as it is, Trump put everyone in place by winning again and again. He selectively sought retribution, but mostly took them and put them in line. Now they can't be happier to go to bat for him.
The only difference will be the GenX Democratic elite will say they always believed in these ideas and are glad to have helped in the fight. They wouldn't have, but they need to save face.
Stop getting mad that the established democratic leadership lies and cheats. Call it out and get back on message. I think the messaging is stronger than their relexive grasps to hold on to power despite having no vision of the future.
I am just so sick of Gilibrand. I still cannot forgive her for what she did to Al Franken. And now this?
The establishment dems are not an opposition party, their "opposition" to the right is entirely stage and theater. They don't want socialism in any capacity, they are paid by the exact same people as those who pay off the Republicans and they despise people like Mamdani and will do everything they can to sabotage anyone trying to make actual progress in politics.
We would do far better with more broad, grassroots, country-wide efforts to primary every sitting Dem senator and many in congress. In fact, that may be our only hope at this point of saving the country.
what the fuck, 30 thousand people? you don't tell a klan member to please get behind a minority candidate. you tell them to resign in shame and get the fuck out.
she fucking wore a white robe with a pointy hoodie and spewed the most vile shit you've heard since dubya left the office and you sign a petition for her to grace Mamdani with her disgusting xenophobic racist ass endorsement?
what's next, should he parade liz cheney around in his general election campaign?
We shouldnt have to sign a fucking petition for members of the same party to support the fucking candidate
TBF a lot of claims that the vast majority of DNC in the NY State Congress support Mamdani, and he's been congratulated by Bill Clinton and the DNC Minority Speakers in US House and Senate.
Having like a 90% approval among your party might not be the greatest but it's not terrible.
But it's not good enough when the media is giving megaphones to the 10% and ignoring the 90
But being congratulated doesn't mean being endorsed.
DNC: Congratulations Mamdani!
whispers to colleague Get him...
They would have endorsed cuomo.
or to accept a petition delivery from what would be a voting organization with no other option but to support their future DNC candidates, or an organization that could volunteer to help turnout for such candidates.