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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 01:33 PM Jun 25

Cuomo spent the whole campaign trashing the Democratic Party while Mamdani never shied away from being a Democrat.

Cuomo spent the whole campaign trashing the Democratic Party while Mamdani never shied away from being a Democrat. For both centrists and leftists it's an important lesson: if you want to win a party primary you should outwardly like the party.

Bobby Big Wheel (@kleinman.bsky.social) 2025-06-25T02:01:15.945Z
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Cuomo spent the whole campaign trashing the Democratic Party while Mamdani never shied away from being a Democrat. (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 25 OP
Some of Cuomo's biggest donors are from outside the Party, am I right? FakeNoose Jun 25 #1
I think you're right AZProgressive Jun 25 #2
Not that the money has strings attached. Kid Berwyn Jun 25 #5
I once had great hope for Cuomo but he tossed it away in stupid moves. Enjoy retirement Andrew. dutch777 Jun 25 #3
There's a lot of party bashing going on here today wryter2000 Jun 25 #4
Certainly sounds like the kind of website that'd give a ringing endorsement to Cuomos Fight and Deliver party. Lancero Jun 25 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 25 #10
YES! YES! YES! Trueblue Texan Jun 25 #7
I hope Newsom has figured that out............ Bengus81 Jun 25 #12
He was allied w turncoats IbogaProject Jun 25 #8
Mamdani was not my choice PJMcK Jun 25 #9
I'm glad to hear this mcar Jun 25 #11
It's pathetic to see posts that can't just support the Democratic nominee here. aocommunalpunch Jun 25 #13

FakeNoose

(37,913 posts)
1. Some of Cuomo's biggest donors are from outside the Party, am I right?
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 01:39 PM
Jun 25

His mistake (it would seem) was to carry water for the big money donors BEFORE he convinced the Democratic voters in NY that he was worthy of being elected mayor. It seems he was looking past a very important primary, as if he had already won it. I don't live in the Big Apple, so maybe I got it wrong.

AZProgressive

(29,699 posts)
2. I think you're right
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 01:42 PM
Jun 25

Mamdani did mention similar Trump billionaires were also donating to Cuomo's campaign.

He did look forward past the primary but I can understand why because when Mamdani first started he was trailing by 30-40 percentage points. This was a historic collapse from the Cuomo campaign.

wryter2000

(47,914 posts)
4. There's a lot of party bashing going on here today
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 02:03 PM
Jun 25

You'd think I'd stumbled into Democrats Suck dot com.

Lancero

(3,220 posts)
6. Certainly sounds like the kind of website that'd give a ringing endorsement to Cuomos Fight and Deliver party.
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 02:08 PM
Jun 25

Response to wryter2000 (Reply #4)

Trueblue Texan

(3,487 posts)
7. YES! YES! YES!
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 02:58 PM
Jun 25

YEEEEESSSSSSS! Like it or not, we have a 2-party system. One is us and the other is the Fascist Party! You can't trash the Dems publicly and expect voters to support the only party remaining that is NOT fascist!

IbogaProject

(4,663 posts)
8. He was allied w turncoats
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:04 PM
Jun 25

The were D at ekection time but in the State Senate they caucused w the GOP calling themselves the IDC. And Coumo is a big proponant of the boondogle idea to sieze a prosperous block and build mega towers as well as do ann unnneeded penn station track expansion.

I liked his COVID daily briefings, but I was never happy with much of his record. He ran like a Repug w little but attack ads with the occasional vague promise.

PJMcK

(23,937 posts)
9. Mamdani was not my choice
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:16 PM
Jun 25

I was backing Landers.

But Cuomo was at the bottom of my list. He needs to go away forever. He's damaged goods with a skeevy record. Plus, he's old school at a time we need fresh blood and fresh ideas. I feel there are a great many elected Democrats to whom those issues apply.

Mamdani will get a little money and my vote. He'll be the Democratic candidate and I always vote a straight Democratic ticket.

By the way, Adams can't be gone soon enough! More damaged goods.

mcar

(44,941 posts)
11. I'm glad to hear this
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:21 PM
Jun 25

I feel the same when I see so many “Dems suck” type posts here. It’s discouraging.

aocommunalpunch

(4,518 posts)
13. It's pathetic to see posts that can't just support the Democratic nominee here.
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:30 PM
Jun 25

Especially here! SMFH.

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