so are we going to get a parade of news stories about Mamdami being a Presidential contender or is that only for NYC mayors who are incompetent and corrupt shitbags
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I’m 62 and even I think most of the Dem Congress is too old to be in their job. I’m 100% onboard with young, diverse, progressive and liberal Dems taking the reins. Schumer and Pelosi, etc need to retire- they are useless to the massive amount of repair work needed in the near future.
Personally, I don't mind her serving in the House as long as she can handle the work and represent her district adequately, and I don't see any evidence that she isn't doing either.
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The Senate is a different story entirely. Only two senators per state, six-year terms... the chances that an infirm senator can be a real problem are far greater than in the House.
To me, the problem for Dems isn't so much too many old incumbents, not enough turnover.
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It's primarily the sway that big money has on the whole political process and, secondarily, a system built on seniority.
Without real campaign finance reform, plus maybe tweaking some internal congressional rules, we won't break the stranglehold of big money, corporations, and oligarchs.
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As long as they come from "safe" districts, they're really not concerned about "losing" once they're in office. Like with Jerry Connolly, they care more about seniority and decorum than they do about actually getting shit done.
Good Lord. Celebrate, by all means, but reel it in. Seems to me, one reason for his victory was his ability to avoid hyperbole and focus on practical concerns.
After Donald Trump, why would Americans want another New Yorker to POTUS, at least for a generation. Also with seeing former POTUS, and New Yorker, Bill Clinton, the sexual assaulter, endorse Cuomo, former New York governor, and sexual assaulter? You have problems in NY state you should address.
Uhmmm Mandami cannot run for the presidency, I'm sure he knows that. He was not born in the U.S... so he can run for the Senate (highest elected office if he is a citizen, which he is) but not for the presidency (he is not a "natural-born citizen").
I think, progressive dems really need to just hammer down on the gas RIGHT NOW because the old establishment bastards are going to be out with knives. There's a lot of money in the status quo.
well, between the two, we can win. But if we are idiots again and fight amongst ourselves like we always do we will lose, and lose, and lose again. We need to LISTEN to each other and work together because that is the only way to ensure a future for our democracy.
Agreed. I worry that, as he tries to appeal to the broader NYC population, he’ll lose his most ardent supporters. The left has a problem with not letting candidates moderate themselves even an inch when it comes to general elections.
I know. This is EXACTLY what needs to be consciously addressed. Intentionally, actively and loudly or we will defeat ourselves to the detriment of our country. Why treat fellow Dems with the same disdain as the left treat even moderate republicans?
I heard it put well recently that they’d rather not do anything wrong than do anything right, which encapsulates the mentality well. There’s an inability among some to accept that getting some of what you want is the step to getting more of what you want.
Yes. Perfection being the enemy of progress, put another way. Thanks for that - it is exactly what I see. To the point of crucifying excellent leaders, even at the local level - not about me but people who are doing great work - just not needing the public accolades so people assume they do nothing.
I don't even think the problem are with Moderate Dems, I think it's more about the people in office at this point. This complete lack of urgency or even a coherent opposition. I know they aren't in power right now but I never hear the right complaining when their in the cold.
Oh, well, serve in a local office and you will find out just how much animosity there is toward moderate Dems from the progressives. We are "conservatives".
I don't know, tried that in 08. Went from Change we can believe in to Too Big Too Fail and bailing out the banks and a half assed attempt at Insurance.
I'm more of the mind of drag people kicking screaming into the light and in the end they will thank you.
that will only work for some people. It is all about respect and curiosity. We do not have to agree on how to get to the shared goals, which honestly are not all that different. We just have to agree that we have to get there, and work together to get there. Us vs. Them got us where we are.
Funny to think how the more Cuomo ranted about the garbage not getting picked up the more we realized the city still functions despite a terrible mayor. We have rat-proof containers now.
Let the guy get some experience first. Haven't you had enough of unexperienced politicians yet. Let him grow and learn before talking about a Presidential run.
NYC Mayor is a dead-end job. Unless you are Bloomberg (who was already a billionaire) think about it, you are always hated by the time you leave, even Giuliani couldn't leverage the job to higher office when he was "America's Mayor".
The white supremist deal is that only tall, straight, white, healthy, male, northern-european, protestants are "normal" & that any deviation from those 6 adjectives "others" you. You have to be 50% more successful for each "other" in order to move up. 1/2
2/2 So if you have more than 2 "others" it is basically impossible. With one or two "others" you can, but only if you have an impeccable record and no scandal whatsoever.
Nope. We won’t. What New Yorkers are going to get are endless stories of alleged past actions without context with the implication Mamdani is some sort of state operative for this one or that one. At the very least there will be a vague/nonexistent link to some terrible org…all w/purpose to smear.
He's got a couple of years to go before that happens 😀. But he will be old enough in 2028 so who knows. If he becomes Mayor I think he'll spend the time that New York needs there.
the President must be a natural-born citizen per the Constitution, and Mamdani is an immigrant that gained citizenship in 2018, so he is not a natural-born citizen
Thanks. I am a Canadian and wasn't sure. Of course, now I remember all that Trump birther BS re Obama. Change constitution? Mamdami is young. Lots of time to make the change.
#ShameOnDems for endorsing a serial sexual predator like trump dems will never save America because dems are like trump finally showing they’re true colours
We will certainly get a parade of news stories about how Mamdani is a dangerous communist ideologue doomed to be a completely incompetent mayor, a phenomenon that will continue as long as Mamdani is in office and no matter what he does
Hey Republicans, it's dumb, evil and cruel presidents like trump, that got us to elect 8 year President Obama, we were sick of the same old, same old, from the old, and they punished us with trump for electing Obama twice!! And adoring him, something trump craves. That's what all his hate is for!
Were used to this in Canada. Every time a province elects an NDP government, the business community goes apeshit and goes to work undermining them from day one, with their allies in the corporate media.
I think that was only because Cuomo made it obvious he wanted to use the position as a stepping stone. Mamdani hasn't shown such cravenly selfish, power-hungry ambition.
It’s interesting that so much of the media is interested in and comfortable with a person who has acquired power in order to get even more power, yet seems disinterested-to-disgusted by someone who has acquired power with the intention of using it to accomplish something.
Among the biggest losers last night - NYT editorial board.
They are unbelievably out of touch with the majority of NYC residents and many of their national readers.
I'm hoping that we hear that he's affected a paradigm change in NYC before we start the coronation process to run him for President.
Maybe we need to see some results and progress, instead of just being a winning underdog, or a really good speech, before we push him out of where he is needed.
MamdaNi. You can separate the syllables as in Mam-dani to get it right.
Unlike Obama, they don't even need to "birth" him, because he WAS born in Africa. 🙂
Well, considering the position in the White House is that it's an abomination that a Muslim MIGHT lawfully be ELECTED mayor of a major US city, and a failure of immigration policy, yeah, I doubt it.
Isn't this just a Giuliani thing because of 9/11 specifically? I thought conventional wisdom is NYC Mayor is a terminal job that leaves you broken and hated and certainly won't help win the Presidency. DeBlasio didn't believe it but proves the rule
I would think it was a Giuliani 9/11 thing, but this wasn't just Nate being Nate, it was a whole cottage industry of takes for more than a year after Adams won the primary
Haberman tweeted that the trumpers plan to make Mamdani the face of the Dems. I say go ahead. If the Dem faces are ZKM and AOC, good looks alone might be worth enough points to win.
“Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault, and land in our rear and on both of our flanks at the same time. Go back … and try to think what we are going to do ourselves...” -a guy who won
The so called "Americas Mayor", Ghouliani, is out pawing like a raccoon through bar dumpsters to glean the last few drops from the empty scotch bottles.
Such a good friend donnie is...
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🤣 Instead it will be more stories of how he can’t/shouldn’t win in November. And instead of not even ranking him, they will argue all the reasons why you should vote for anyone else.
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standing up to Trump, often one on one, and repeatedly outfoxing him.
Her time to lead is past, and she knows that.
We should stop using her as a whipping boy.
Personally, I don't mind her serving in the House as long as she can handle the work and represent her district adequately, and I don't see any evidence that she isn't doing either.
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To me, the problem for Dems isn't so much too many old incumbents, not enough turnover.
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Without real campaign finance reform, plus maybe tweaking some internal congressional rules, we won't break the stranglehold of big money, corporations, and oligarchs.
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It will remain clear they are more dedicated to their handful of donors and geriatrics than winning
But instead Democrats have tried to replicate the Republican model of just cutting the districts into safe rather than competitive.
We need to be different than them
When Biden came in on the wave and they were deciding what to do... That was exactly the agenda that I wanted:
Voting rights, new states, court reform.
They went with roads and bridges...
The Mayor of Seattle typically can’t even win statewide office.
But from my view, he should have a big potential political future wide open to him - depending on how his mayoral term goes, of course.
If non-US-born people could be president, we might have better choices (but I wouldn't hold my breath).
What about mayors of other big cities?
Isn't the usual route from senator or governor to presidential candidate? Even House and cabinet members usually have a hard time...
I'm more of the mind of drag people kicking screaming into the light and in the end they will thank you.
Many people are short sighted and don't want to support a loser.
NYC made it clear to the country that the billionaire funded Neoliberals myth that Progressives are unpopular was smoke and mirrors.
C'mon man, you should know this.
Isn't she dead yet?
Neither is anyone else
Unfortunately.
Actually represent his constituents: DANGEROUS ISLAMOFASCIST
The Right can only be failed. The Left can only fail.
Then again, we have an adjudicated sexual predator and 34-time convicted felon in the White House now. So who knows what’s possible?
I’m beginning to see the appeal of AI for these pundits, it makes stuff up, but at least it’s right more often than they are.
They are unbelievably out of touch with the majority of NYC residents and many of their national readers.
Maybe we need to see some results and progress, instead of just being a winning underdog, or a really good speech, before we push him out of where he is needed.
Unlike Obama, they don't even need to "birth" him, because he WAS born in Africa. 🙂
No
Not a natural born citizen
i want my pile of stories about how the NYC Mayor is the new face of American politics*
* only applies to shitbag mayors
Who gives a flying fuck what that Nazi-bootlicking nepo cunt tweets?
Dem politicians must retain their image as 80-year-olds with huge portfolios who will won't fight for anything
The industry was built for 80 year olds with portfolios.
A lot of 80 year old voters need to be convinced.
We are going to need them. We can shit on them for being old, but that would be stupid.
*Points at Andrew Cuomo
he can't become president...
too bad......
Such a good friend donnie is...
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