Establishment Democrats looking to recover from 2024's losses fear Mamdani could hurt the party's brand nationally — while young progressives believe his formula could spread beyond New York.

Establishment Democrats looking to recover from 2024’s losses fear Mamdani could hurt the party’s brand nationally

don’t they know only going right is the only acceptable solution!

  • thegr8goldfish@startrek.website
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    Other Democrats see Mamdani — a state Assembly member with a history of controversial comments about Israel and policing — as politically toxic for a party whose national success depends on its ability to attract votes in less progressive places nationwide.

    So, to the DNC, it’s better to see the winning Democratic candidate defeated in the general now because that will ensure victory in Alabama in a year or three? The propaganda machine will smear anyone who dares to run with a D next to their name. You might as well own it and embrace the positions your voters want.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      *continue to lost Alabama for the foreseeable future

      They would rather hem and haw over how they think the public might respond somewhere else than motivate the user base that chose that candidate and spread that out to other areas.

      Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.