I swear there is a Zohran Mamdani where you live. She is personable, inspiring, smart, a hard worker and an organizer who will bring out the vote. You need to find that person and get them to run. Or maybe you’re that person!
Whatever the case, we’ve been exposed to so many pathetic politicians over the years, that this section of our brains, when it hears the word “candidate,” it sees a picture of Mitch McConnell or Eric Adams or Kristi Noem.
The Truth is, when a competent progressive runs for office, they often win. That’s because most of the voting public already takes the liberal or progressive position on most issues (read the facts here). In the rural town where I spend much of my time, in the 2016 Democratic Primary, Bernie not only won the state of Michigan, he won my town by a vote of 65% for Sanders and 33% for Clinton. I can swear there aren’t more than 6 people locally who would call themselves a “socialist.”
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2025
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