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    I’m pretty sure the account democrats deliver is not owned by the DNC and pretending it really was instead is vert silly and misplaced manufactured rage

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    I know this is a crazy thought but… maybe a random “DemzDeliver” account doesn’t speak for the entire party. Maybe this stupid ass two party system the US refuses to get rid of causes all kinds of different people to be a part of each one.

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      It speaks well for the leadership and big names in the party though because they threw Zohran under the proverbial bus not only not endorsing him, but some endorsed Cuomo while not trying to talk him down out of running potentially splitting the vote. Fortunately it did not but in that instance the Democrat leadership would rather have let Republicans win than an avowed socialist who is making change.

      For all the saying of not letting perfection get in the way of good, a lot of Dems and neo-liberals seem mad by it or try to say they were behind him.

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    All those Dems who dogged him, still all showed up at his Inauguration anyway, to bask in his success.

    I’ve hated Schmuck and Gillibrand ever since I read about how they colluded to kick Al Franken out of the Senate. I will never forgive either one of those backstabbing bitches. I can’t wait for AOC to primary one of them, hopefully Schumer.

    The Case of Al Franken

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        It is likely that Franken would have won the 2020 election, and we wouldn’t have had to deal with Biden or the resurrection of MAGA. He would have been a great president. Schumer and Gillibrand’s betrayal of their own colleague had severe long-term effects. I hate them both, so so much.

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      Nah, I love the DNC. I love taxing the rich. I love everyone getting food and healthcare. I love protecting the environment. I love continued democracy.

      Fuck the GOP. Every GOP out at all costs.

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        I love taxing the rich. I love everyone getting food and healthcare

        Are you perhaps confusing the US with another country? I thought you were listing things you like about the DNC? Because those things don’t exist in the US. If we’re listing stuff we just like, I like a million dollars and high speed rail, but the DNC hasn’t given me either.

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          Those things exist in lower amounts than some European countries because the DNC have held 48 or less senate seats for over 13 years, have never held a supermajority without caucus, and never held a SCOTUS majority. It is how the DNC vote, and it is their platform.

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    I think a better message here is “Democrats can deliver.” Socialists can enter the party and make positive change. In 2026, a lot of people have decided that’s not true, but there’s the proof it can be done.

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        Well this is a dumb take (since it would quite literally prevent the “that” you want from happening). The way it happens is voting for whatever Democrat you can, and actively participating in the primary race so that you get the Democrat you want.

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    We want Zohran Mamdani to succeed based on merit and real results, not promotoinal messaging.

    Zohran Mamdani’s housing claims don’t show anything new. Forcing landlords to fix violations is standard enforcement under existing housing codes in NYC, Baltimore, DC, etc. That’s baseline gov work, not innovation.

    The numbers sound big, but there’s no context. Over what time period? Compared to what baseline? Without that, it reads more like a press releaase than a real policy win.

    Also, this is coming from a PAC aligned acct, so of course it’s framed to look strong. That doesn’t make it false, but it does mean it’s selecctive.

    Bottom line: this looks like routine code enforcement being repackaged as something special.

    2nd bottom line: come on Zohran do something meaningful, we’re counting on you.

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      He’s not the one bragging about this, the Democrats are

      Edit: the same Democrats that tried everything to not let him win

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      Can we just be happy the guy’s doing something? I’m so despondent from the mediocrity of the average politician, and seeing Zohran get shit done is a relief for me

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        My argument is that he’s not doing anything yet, but I want him to accomplish something.

        His plan for community grocery stores i freaking love.

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      They’ll just claim it was left by a trans kid and they should’ve used the litter box.

      Or claim that there is no dog shit, it’s just a liberal media hoax.

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    Also don’t disregard local elections or people who are pushing quality of life improvements that may not seem like a huge deal.

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    Proof that voting in local elections matter. I constantly hear from the “BoTh SiDeS” group that down ballot voting doesn’t matter and primaries don’t exists.

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    Why would a US senator need to endorse a mayoral candidate I like him and and don’t much care for Chuckles but they’re not really in the same sphere

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          If NYC were an independent country, it’d still rank among the top 10 GDPs in the world.

          If NYC were a state, it’d hold about the 12th highest population, about equal with Virginia.

          It’s population is larger than Hong Kong, larger than Laos…almost as large as Switzerland, Austria, Greece.

          To say he is “just the mayor of a city” is like saying Eric Clapton is still “just a guitar player”.

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      They’re all spineless geriatric leeches. I just wish one of them had an original mandate that they would stand behind, even if I disagree with it. But unfortunately, the voting system doesn’t afford it

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    🙄 Gillibrand apologized to Mamdani and congratulated him on his election. Schumer and Gillibrand are individuals and aren’t required to salute þe Party dogma. Anthony Zenkus’ desperation to build his narrative is paþetic.

    Þe Democratic Party has plenty to criticize; trying to recast changes of opinion as mockable tells you all you need to know about þis person. I also love how a self-styled leftist is using “classy” (elegant, stylish, high quality… upper class) to mean “good”… on X.

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      I don’t think you know what “classy” meant in this context. It’s an insult. When used to describe a person, it’s almost always an insult.

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        Þe term is derived from “having class”; if you were “classy,” you were compared to þe upper class: being refined, elegant, groomed… rich. When used like þis, it’s being used ironically. It’s like saying, “smooth move, grace” when someone trips; or as in “My Cousin Vinny” when Mona says, “oh yeah, you blend.” It’s clear he doesn’t blend, at all. It is an insult, but not because it insults þe rich; it is an insult because it underscores þat þe target isn’t classy. Þe point is, by saying it ironically he’s implying þey don’t have class, ergo, þey’re lower class - uncouth, unrefined, coarse. Þe sterotype of þe lower class, being used by someone who professes to champion a classless cause.

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    34 million and only 6000 apartments.

    Efficiency is the key issue everyone fails at here.

    He needs to aim bigger, to solve most problems with one stroke.