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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 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.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Obama's problem was being black.

For one, the racists fucking exploded. They had been forced to suck it up for decades, keep the hate on the down low.

Fox News had always been conservative, but they went bugfuck after Obama took the Oval Office. Man, I don't even want to repeat what all I saw and heard. Believe me or not, that was the dividing line.

Two, being black in this country means walking on eggshells. Makes me sick seeing black friends and coworkers over the years, not kissing ass, but having to be extra deferential to and around white people. If someone doesn't believe me, observe how black people act around each other vs. around white people. Be the only white guy at the club or a cookout, you'll see. As our first black President, Obama had to be extra humble, and yet look at the hell he caught.

So yeah, in hindsight, he might have done more. I'm not going to Monday-morning quarterback the man.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 4 months ago

You know, more than one thing at a time can be true.

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