See this is really interesting because he obviously wasn’t just outright agreeing and calling them dictators. I know he personally doesn’t believe they are, and I have no idea why and campaign strategists closer to him would think he has to clarify that position. I didn’t hear anything at all about this podcast or anybody being upset about him giving a pretty obvious non-answer on whether or not Cuba and Venezuela are dictatorships.

The answers he gave were questionable but whatever. The clarification was moronic and total bad campaigning and unforced error.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have no idea why and campaign strategists closer to him would think he has to clarify that position

Because the strategists are all Democratic operatives now, aren't they? It's perfectly in line with the kind of bullshit appeals they make all the time.

Elle Bisgaard-Church, Mamdani’s chief of staff in the state assembly and the manager of his primary campaign, will become chief adviser, people familiar with campaign operations told CNN. Her new role reflects Mamdani’s desire to begin long-term planning – not technically transition work, since he has to win in November first – and thinking through the implementation of his sweeping ideas.

She will be succeeded as campaign manager by Maya Handa, who ran the mayoral primary campaign of state senator Zellnor Myrie. Handa has worked for notable local and national progressive figures including former New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as well as the locally powerful Working Families Party. >

[–] MizuTama@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh, I've heard in several places NYC-DSA has a pulse on this and the heads seem to be endorsing the triangulation.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

That doesn't surprise me for some reason.

[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

It was more rhetorical, I know that’s actually why. He needs these ghouls off the election team when things were working just fine before

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

Obama pulled the trigger reluctantly as well, with sadness in his voice. It doesn’t matter

[–] SickSemper@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I specifically did call this out in a reply on a post of yours https://hexbear.net/comment/6518535

“Shame he decided to label Venezuela as a “government of repression” while we’re killing their fishermen. At least call Maduro a dictator, this gets nobody on your side.”

I’m happy he took my advice

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: the Tankies were right again