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Zohran Mamdani leads in fundraising for New York City mayoral contest (www.theguardian.com)

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Zohran Mamdani pulled in almost double the funds of his nearest rivals for New York City mayor between early July and mid-August, as the candidates prepare for the crucial post Labor Day push to the November poll.

New York’s City’s campaign finance board said on Saturday that the democratic socialist, who won the Democratic party nomination in June against former state governor Andrew Cuomo, raised $1,051,200, with an average donation of $121 recorded equally from donors in and outside the state.

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Him and everyone before him, we only judge him harsher because he was the first to give the slightest glimmer of hope for change and feel betrayed. I was embarrassed to wear my Obama 2008 shirt for a long time for those same reasons, but now it reminds me of America when we at least a decent competent people in office and i wear it nostalgically

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

we only judge him harsher because he was the first to give the slightest glimmer of hope for change and feel betrayed

Well, that and the kill list, supporting torture, maintaining black sites, militarizing the police, brutalizing Occupy, bailing out the big banks and doing nothing to help the foreclosed, etc. etc. etc.

He gave great speeches, but he was a shitty, evil president.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago

https://www.npr.org/2017/01/20/510799842/obama-leaves-office-as-deporter-in-chief

President Obama has been dubbed "Deporter-in-Chief" by immigrant rights activists because of his record of deportations.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 4 days ago

Extrajudicial killing of US citizens...

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Hope you live long enough to see otherwise in your life. I already gambled by not voting for Hillary so we can get someone "better" after Trump, but I don't think MAGA taking power has helped on that or any of your points either so I won't be doubling down on that play next time.

My only goal is to not see this decline progress to where fascism has progressed in the past, and I'll defer my dreams of a progressive utopian society if need be. But if we get a progressive superman who has a shot and will deliver on all our hopes and dreams then they'll certainly have my vote.

But I'm not going to delude myself about my options. I have kids now and my choices will affect them far more than me: things like ICE gestapo stripping their citizenship and deporting them to Uganda are the types of things that keep me up these days. Didn't have that under Obama, not going to gamble again.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Didn’t have that under Obama

Yes we did. The only difference was that it was Muslims being targeted.

Go look up who it was that appointed Tom Homan.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You can't seriously be arguing that it was just as worse as it is now, even for Muslims.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 4 days ago

Ah, I see. You prefer MLK 2's smiling fox to the snarling wolf.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Totally.

It is unfair for me to point out Obama's contributions to the fascist state. After all, he gave such great speeches.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's unfair of you to not consider the scope and breath and intensity of the issues you discuss yes, because they are very much relevant to the people alive today even if they don't factor into your ideal world.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I already gambled by not voting for Hillary so we can get someone “better” after Trump, but I don’t think MAGA taking power has helped on that or any of your points either so I won’t be doubling down on that play next time.

I voted for her and watched her cult of fash-lites blame me for trump anyway. Same as is happening now with Harris.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Still got my T-shirt! When Trump won in 2016, I told my ex-wife, "The Obama's were a classy family, and not this."