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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] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Here, I'll fix it for you:

Establishment Democrat On Lemmy Angered By Success Of Left-Wing Candidate Offering Left-Wing Policies To Left-Wing Voters

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/democrats-zohran-mamdani-meltdown-new-york

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

See that is a better article than this one, but it still also doesn't mention any of the people who congratulated Mamdani despite endorsing Cuomo, including 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton, Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, and even Cuomo himself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cuomo begrudgingly congratulating Mamdani after viciously smearing him as an anti-semitic terrorist and leaning into Islamophobia:

*pats self on back I'm such a great upstanding sex pest. How gracious am I! I do very much enjoy the sound of my own voice. That mom-dommy fella sure is something, I wish him the best, even though I insisted he wants to murder jews. Oh well!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The top two Democratic leaders in Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both New Yorkers, declined to endorse Mamdani even as they applauded his victory.

Did you read the article?

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

Is them congratulating him for winning supposed to be an example of them being "shocked"?

Endorse is something you do before an election to signal who your favorite is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You said it didn't have any one congratulating him, which they begrudgingly did....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah I see your point now, thanks.

Yeah overall a much better article that the satire one.