De Blasio: Democrats 'would be winning all over the country' if they talked like Mamdani

[In It to Win It]

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Democrats would find more success electorally if they modeled their approach on Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s messaging style.

“If Democrats talked the way Zohran Mamdani does about everyday affordability and the cost of living, if they focused like he did, Democrats would be winning all over the country,” de Blasio said in an interview Tuesday on Fox News’s “Hannity.”

Host Sean Hannity pressed de Blasio on past statements Mamdani has made that Hannity suggested were further to the left politically than positions held by typical voters.

But de Blasio defended Mamdani, noting his success in the mayoral primary was driven by support from Democrats spanning the ideological spectrum.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/blasio-democrats-winning-over-country-160427487.html

[leftstreet]

1. DURec

[orangecrush]

2. He's right

[Bluetus]

3. Ansolutely the case. Dems don't lose because people disagree with us.

Dems lose because the public doesn't believe they will fight hard enough for the things that are most important to most Americans

[Melon]

12. I disagree. Dems also fight to the death on causes

Supported by the 20% and not the 80%.
Think Trans in woman’s sports.
Immigration
We stick to principles. But those principles may not be supported by the majority.

[Bluetus]

14. I think we are saying the same thing.

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The things the public see Dems really passionate about are issues that animate 10% or 20% of the public. While the public agrees with the positions Dems take on most issues such as economic fairness, affordable health care, affordable education, good paying jobs, limiting the power of billionaires, gun violence and so on, they don't trust us to really fight for those things. When they look at Dems, they see passion in trans rights and abortions and not much else.

When Bernie, AOC and others go out to speak primarily on the issues that are at the top if mind for 80% of the public, they turn out by the tens of thousands. But then they see the Party apparatus attack these people as "too liberal". When David Hogg pushes to get candidates that really align with the majority of the public, the Party apparatus kicks him out.

We complain about the MSM that rarely gives Dems much opportunity to have a voice. Well, when Newsom was following a strategy of buddying up to the worst of the right-wingers as if we could hold hands and come together, neither the media nor the public wanted to hear any of that. But then when Newsom did a 180 and went on a ferocious trolling attack of Trump and his policies, suddenly people and the media are paying attention. Likewise for Pritzker. This is what they call a "clue".

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Some of the country, yes

All of the country, no.

[Bread and Circuses]

5. Agreed! And add Newsom, AOC, Crockett and Bernie as on - message!

[albert992]

6. The problem is the style

The problem is that Mamdani’s style works in NYC, but nationally it could be a harder sell. Rural and suburban voters don’t always react well to the more progressive framing, even if the policies would help them

[LeftInTX]

10. Sorta....It's how you carry yourself, how you talk etc

We had Texas house flips in 2018 by progressives.

Statewide, it probably wouldn't work. But in smaller races, alot of it is how your relate to people, not necessarily how left or right you are.

Disclaimer: I've never watched a video of Mamdani. But I know he's been going door to door.

[Melon]

13. Maybe not all of the policies

But focusing on key message’s that deal with cost of living and healthcare.

[BannonsLiver]

15. Yes, it's almost as if NYC isn't the center of the universe for a lot of folks.

[Cha]

7. How would that have worked with the Dems' Win

in Iowa, De Blasio?

IOWA DEMOCRATS FLIP STATE SENATE SEAT FROM RED TO BLUE

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220589463

Or how would that work with Abagail Spanberger running for Governor against the maga Lt Governor?

When Spanberger was a Rep she won in a hard fought Swing District in Virginia.

One size does Not fit all.

[Bluetus]

16. What part of Mamdani's rhetoric would not work in Iowa. Please be specific.

Am I supposed to believe that Iowans are cool with Billionaires getting a free ride while farmers barely get by?

Am I supposed to believe that Iowans don't mind their hospitals being shut down, their ObGyns leaving the state and doctor appointments being 90 days out?

Am I supposed to believe that Iowans are OK with their grocery bills going up 25% a year, and restaurant costs even more?

Am I supposed to believe that Iowans don't mind their kids being saddles with student loan debt for their entire lives while pig corporations are able to get financing at half the rate we charge students?

I don't believe that. It seems to me you are saying that a Muslim or a person with a New York accent can't campaign effectively in Iowa. That sounds a bit bigoted, but may be true. But that is not what DeBlasio is saying. He is saying that Mamdani is campaigning on the issues that people are really concerned about. And I bet that in almost every case, these are the same issues Iowans are very concerned about.

[fujiyamasan]

8. He has a point

The focus on affordability was pretty much why Mamdani won the nomination. It’s also part of the resason Trump won the last election. Unfortunately inflation, while going down in the latter part of Biden’s term, was still up over when he took office.

The problem is that being a self proclaimed socialist probably won’t win outside of NYC, but the reality is you don’t have to call yourself a socialist to address affordability. And well, now that Trump is literally having the government buy stakes in private companies, well… not sure we need to hear about how sacrosanct the free market is from so called conservatives.

[LeftInTX]

11. Yep

[ReRe]

9. This is what ALL Democrats need to do in unison

WE NEED TO BE HIS
R E T R I B U T I O N