• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    53
    ·
    6 days ago

    Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist candidate for mayor of New York City, won his race with more than 50% of the vote, even though every prominent right-wing personality including Trump and Musk endorsed his challenger, and millionaires and billionaires throughout the city and the country dumped truckloads of money on Cuomo’s head.

    • Mrkawfee@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      26
      ·
      6 days ago

      Don’t forget he’s the first Muslim mayor of New York, a city with more Jews than anywhere outside Tel Aviv!

    • snooggums@piefed.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      6 days ago

      The old guard Dem national leadership also refused to support Mamdani when he won the primary over Cuomo the sex pest. Fucking Schumer refused to endorse Mamdani.

      • SailorFuzz@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        6 days ago

        Schumer (like so many DNC fossils) is bought by AIPAC. Isreal doesnt want US politicians that are critical of them.

        But, perhaps simpler than that, I think Schumer would hate on Mamdani for free. I think Schumer is (even without money) a staunch Zionist, Islamophobe. Hes definitely anti-progressive and a firm corpo capitalist democrat. All his talk about strength and diversity is just lip service.