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4. A democratic socialist is not the same as a Democrat. Will still vote for him...

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 01:35 PM

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but that label will dog him and us Dems as rethug talking points as long as he's in office. The biggest, most important US city being run by a socialist witll be rethug and magat talking points. He should've jus run as a Democrat.

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Mamdani [View all] angrychair Saturday OP

Yes. It's very irritating. It says a lot more about him than it does Mamdani. Autumn Saturday #1

Division within our ranks True Dough Saturday #2

Jeffries did not and has not Quiet Em Saturday #3

Jeffries is paid by AIPAC Blue Full Moon Saturday #8

Jeffries and Mamdani are both good men Quiet Em Saturday #10

So what? RandomNumbers Saturday #11

Both parties take from APAIC womanofthehills Saturday #15

A democratic socialist is not the same as a Democrat. Will still vote for him... brush Saturday #4

Bernie and AOC are getting the voters out. Blue Full Moon Saturday #9

Exactly what I mean angrychair Saturday #12

Mamdani IS running as a Democrat thought crime Saturday #13

He's a democratic socialist. Big difference. You must know that unless you're a modern day Rip Van Winkle brush Saturday #14

AOC and many other Democrats are democratic socialists. thought crime Saturday #19

Did you notice that it's mainly the progressive Dems womanofthehills Saturday #16

Tne genocide in Gaza IMO, is only made excuses for by the pro-Netanyahu groupies. Apparently irony doesn't exist. brush Saturday #17

He is a Democrat. mr715 Saturday #18

I wonder why he doesn't articulate his position. David__77 Saturday #5

There was already a 200+ post thread on this issue Prairie Gates Saturday #6

Jeffries endorsed someone other than Adams in the 2021 primary and didn't officially endorse Adams in the general. W_HAMILTON Saturday #7