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Democrats Shocked By Success Of Left-Wing Candidate Offering Left-Wing Policies To Left-Wing Voters (www.betootaadvocate.com)

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Mamdani, a proudly socialist 33-year-old, holds a 44-36 percent lead over over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo – who was hoping that New Yorkers had short memories, and were ready to re-elect the textbook centrist Democrat.

However, after the disaster of Trump’s first year back in the White House – with everyday American life interrupted by protests, immigration raids, corruption allegations and the unshakebale feeling that the nation is about to enter World War 3… It seems the pendulum is swinging back towards left-wing politics.

It appears that the success of Mamdani isn’t so much a vote against Trumpian politics, but more a vote against the stale nothingness of the Democrats top brass – who, while pitching themselves as the progressive option in America’s political system, very seldom action – or even – offer – left-wing policies.

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[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Tankie is to centrists what woke is to MAGA. They use it simply to demonize people to their left without regard for what it actually means. That's why finitebanjo pulls it out every time he's confronted by a progressive of any sort. He's associated all progressives with authoritarian communists in his head the same way MAGA associates everyone who isn't a fascist with the most radical leftists they remember from the SJW OWNED compilations they used to watch.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago

Tankies believe both sides are bad and that the US state should be toppled, if anything they're right wing.