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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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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (26 children)

I think it's far more likely he turns out to be a retread of Obama 2008, where he is super charismatic and says all the right things, but then immediately turns stooge for the billionaires once he's in power.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (21 children)

For all his faults Obama was the best president in my entire lifetime so getting back to that point is a start at least.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (19 children)

Obama was a major reason as to why fascism got stronger and flourished. He could have done so much to turn back the clock on fascism, but instead, he did what the billionaires told him to and made it worse, ultimately leading to a Trump presidency.

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

He capitulated during before the election. First, be denounced his pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, rightly saying that 9-11 was the USA's chickens having come home to roost, and when that didn't quiet down the chaos machine, he unjoined his church and joined one more palatable to the Nazis.

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