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AOC: Schumer, Jeffries Setting a Bad Example by Not Backing Mamdani | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
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Progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested Thursday that the top congressional Democrats—and anyone else in the party refusing to support New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani—are setting a troubling precedent.

Like Ocasio-Cortez, both US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are New York Democrats. Unlike the "Squad" member, who endorsed Mamdani—a democratic socialist currently serving in the state Assembly—before he beat former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the party's June primary, Schumer and Jeffries have continued to withhold support from their own party's nominee.

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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Democratic "leadership" has led the Democrats into irrelevancy. Two years ago would have been the ideal time to replace them.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

There was an effort. It was crushed and the winners are currently enjoying the fruits of their victory.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 3 months ago

One year ago we decided to trust them and let them fight the opposition and look how that turned out.

Instead of admitting mistakes they are leading all of their sheep and influence agents to blame voters in a logicless excuse. Claiming bigotry, so therefore it is ok to nominate unwinnable candidates on a failed platform.

It is not bigotry either, they ran as status quo, r's as reform, it is that simple.