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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCuomo 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

FakeNoose
(37,913 posts)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)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.
Kid Berwyn
(21,347 posts)Not money, I mean, "support."
dutch777
(4,628 posts)wryter2000
(47,914 posts)You'd think I'd stumbled into Democrats Suck dot com.
Lancero
(3,220 posts)Response to wryter2000 (Reply #4)
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Trueblue Texan
(3,487 posts)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!
Bengus81
(9,027 posts)IbogaProject
(4,663 posts)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)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)I feel the same when I see so many Dems suck type posts here. Its discouraging.
aocommunalpunch
(4,518 posts)Especially here! SMFH.