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Driving the news: On Wednesday, many Democratic lawmakers and officials either denounced Mamdani or notably declined to rally around him. Republicans — including President Trump — crowed about Democrats embracing a democratic socialist who has called for reduced police funding and sided with Palestinians in the Gaza war.

  • The top two Democratic leaders in Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both New Yorkers, declined to endorse Mamdani even as they applauded his victory.

  • New York Rep. Laura Gillen, from Nassau County, called Mamdani the “absolute wrong choice for New York.”

  • Rep. Tom Suozzi, also from Nassau County, said he had “serious concerns.”

Major Democratic donors — who poured tens of millions into a Super PAC for Cuomo — were having private discussions Wednesday about whether to back an independent run by Cuomo in November’s general election, or rally behind unpopular incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who’s also running as an independent.

  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca
    143·
    8 hours ago

    Remember when the Democrats cock blocked AOC from the oversight committee in favor of a 75 year old with esophageal cancer, that ended up dying anyway? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 hours ago

      Instead of thinking about that unrelated grudge you have, how about we focus on how this happened?

      Mamdani won because WE SHOWED UP and VOTED IN THE PRIMARY.

      This is how we replace the establishment centrists in the Democratic Party.

      VOTE. IN. PRIMARIES.

    • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
      24·
      7 hours ago

      There’s a primary for his now vacant seat this Saturday if anyone here is in that district (VA-11) and wants to avoid a repeat. Special election is in September

      There are some progressives running in that primary

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      27·
      8 hours ago

      And then my representative got slotted in to the position, and then lost it a few days ago to a more progressive rep when they had a proper vote.