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I do not believe that Graham Platner was an advocate for the anti-Harris "Leave it Blank" movement. QueerDuck Oct 29 #1

I see a lot of Dem establishment push back on Platner Easterncedar Oct 29 #2

Yes, in the end, it will be the voters of Maine who make the decision... QueerDuck Oct 29 #14

I don't disagree Easterncedar Oct 29 #73

Well, she's popular enough to be elected governor and in the current climate of anti-GOP sentiment... QueerDuck Oct 29 #76

Platner is way more progressive than Mills Easterncedar Oct 29 #80

I do not find anti-gay slurs, racist rhetoric, or violent misogyny or a lack of forthcomingness regarding the Totenkopf... QueerDuck Oct 29 #94

Hm. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 29 #103

As Democrats, we can do better and not leap for the first fellow that comes along with a high profile endorsement. QueerDuck Oct 29 #105

He needs vetting... 2naSalit Oct 29 #45

The state that keeps electing Susan Collins awesomerwb1 Oct 29 #55

LOL leftstreet Oct 29 #67

We need a coalition that will sink her Easterncedar Oct 29 #74

Platner jaymac Oct 29 #72

They'd be speaking out against FDR if he were running today. sop Oct 29 #3

They still hate him. Clouds Passing Oct 29 #44

Which Democrats ganged up against Mamdani? Raven123 Oct 29 #4

Most Democrats didnt support him at first SSJVegeta Oct 29 #6

Really?? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 29 #11

During the Primary? edhopper Oct 29 #30

Which Democrats are endorsing Cuomo? yardwork Oct 29 #41

Have you googled list of democrats who are endorsing Cuomo? Emile Oct 29 #46

It's a pretty insignificant number Quiet Em Oct 29 #50

So there are some, thanks. Emile Oct 29 #52

Yeah, but outside of Eric Adams most people don't know who these very few people are Quiet Em Oct 29 #54

Democrats who endorsed Cuomo other than Eric Adams are insignificant. Thanks Emile Oct 29 #57

Well, I think Eric Adams is insignificant as well Quiet Em Oct 29 #60

Together we discovered there are Democrats endorsing the Independent over the Democratic nominee. Emile Oct 29 #61

Did you look at the list of Democrats endorsing Zohran Mamdani? Quiet Em Oct 29 #62

Yes, thank goodness. I hate to think Democrats would endorse the Centrist Independent Cuomo over Emile Oct 29 #64

Well, he is at odds with many Democratic positions, especially Israel Polybius Oct 29 #114

I think, in this case the phrase "ganged up" actually means... QueerDuck Oct 29 #7

Thanks. That's what I wondered Raven123 Oct 29 #28

Not a comprehensive list but here are the ones MadameButterfly Oct 29 #19

Jeffries endorsed him last week... PunkinPi Oct 29 #26

Yes MadameButterfly Oct 29 #104

Jeffries DID endorse Mamdani Wiz Imp Oct 29 #29

She did indeed vehemently creiticize him but MadameButterfly Oct 29 #106

correction MadameButterfly Oct 29 #32

I guess "2" is a number. Even lacking an endorsement, I guess we should all be thankful that no Democrat is... QueerDuck Oct 29 #34

Gov Hochul counts, doesn't she? Easterncedar Oct 29 #81

Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani back in September Quiet Em Oct 29 #82

Exactly Easterncedar Oct 29 #84

Jeffries endorsed last week SocialDemocrat61 Oct 29 #66

fair enough MadameButterfly Oct 29 #113

Did you listen to the show SocialDemocrat61 Oct 29 #126

We don't disagree as much as you seem to think. MadameButterfly Oct 30 #130

Actually I don't think we do too SocialDemocrat61 Oct 30 #131

Not a Democrat, a Socialist Democrat. Is this the new image of the party, for 2026? question everything Oct 29 #88

Correct. And... no. QueerDuck Oct 29 #95

It is withing the rules of the Democratic Party MadameButterfly Oct 29 #118

Mamdani is basically a New Deal Democrat SSJVegeta Oct 29 #5

No he's not. But, that matter aside... QueerDuck Oct 29 #9

What's the alternative? iemanja Oct 29 #15

That's for the voters to decide, isn't it? QueerDuck Oct 29 #20

Of course, they can always vote for Trump iemanja Oct 29 #22

Is Trump on the New York Mayoral ballot? question everything Oct 29 #89

Yes iemanja Oct 29 #93

and Trump prefers Cuomo MadameButterfly Oct 29 #120

It's important to distinguish between the primary and the general election. MadameButterfly Oct 29 #39

The "leave it blank" movement was a tool of voter suppression and an encouragement of apathy that lingered and carried... QueerDuck Oct 29 #49

The anger that carried over into the general was fueled MadameButterfly Oct 29 #63

I'm ignoring nothing. I'm especially not ignoring those who promoted such idiocy and party treachery. QueerDuck Oct 29 #75

It was unrealistic to think they would do nothing MadameButterfly Oct 29 #108

New Deal/FDR Democrats are capitalists. Democrats are not neoliberals. betsuni Oct 29 #23

The New Deal can be seen as a beginning of Social Democracy. thought crime Oct 29 #117

No he's not. Mamdani wants to help all people SocialDemocrat61 Oct 29 #27

I think that is an oversimplification. thought crime Oct 29 #111

Maybe but it's still true SocialDemocrat61 Oct 29 #125

THE NYC election is in 6 days Danmel Oct 29 #8

I hope Mamdani wins. Democrats need new faces and ideas. Lonestarblue Oct 29 #10

There's some evidence he knew about the tattoo EdmondDantes_ Oct 29 #17

Platner's tattoo was 100% a Nazi symbol. Wiz Imp Oct 29 #31

What I heard was he was claiming the issue was more nuanced than posters understood MadameButterfly Oct 29 #48

Platner's tattoo photos are readily available on the internet. yardwork Oct 29 #42

Who are the democrats ganging up on Mamdani? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 29 #12

Nobody. It's an absurd claim. QueerDuck Oct 29 #16

It's part of a victim complex that exists on the far left. Something they share with the far right nycbos Oct 29 #38

O come on MadameButterfly Oct 29 #53

I think someone who doesn't call on Hamas... nycbos Oct 29 #65

Bingo. QueerDuck Oct 29 #96

People like this are incapable of self reflection or any kind of self accountability. nycbos Oct 29 #98

OK, we need to define who you are saying the far left is that is playing victim. MadameButterfly Oct 29 #110

I've been as clear and honest as I can be. QueerDuck Oct 29 #116

Good grief MadameButterfly Oct 29 #122

Sorry. I cannot help you any further. QueerDuck Oct 29 #123

i saw the interview you are referring to MadameButterfly Oct 29 #109

You know that's not true obamanut2012 Oct 29 #58

It's what they say (claim) about him while not endorcing, that's the "ganging up" krawhitham Oct 29 #79

THEM. Victim of evil conspiracies by THEM ganging up and rigging and so on. betsuni Oct 29 #18

The tattoo PLUS his statements about rape victims, Blacks, and LGBT Americans iemanja Oct 29 #13

This. A million times... THIS. QueerDuck Oct 29 #97

I'm guessing this is an apples and oranges comparison bucolic_frolic Oct 29 #21

RE: PLantner. There are some who argue that his ink was applied while he was in active duty and that getting a tattoo 3Hotdogs Oct 29 #24

My wife met Mr Mamdani IbogaProject Oct 29 #25

What's with the obsession of making Mamdani a victim ? JI7 Oct 29 #33

Both the far left and the far right have a victim complex. nycbos Oct 29 #36

Mamdani is not "far left" obamanut2012 Oct 29 #59

I can assure you that supporting the "leave it blank" movement was not "mainstream" or "establishment" or "centrist". QueerDuck Oct 29 #99

Right. We shouldn't parrot right wing propaganda. thought crime Oct 29 #124

It is a victim obsession. yardwork Oct 29 #43

He really doesn't JustAnotherGen Oct 29 #70

Exactly. And most of us support him. yardwork Oct 29 #77

No one's ganging up on him. nycbos Oct 29 #35

He is not a Democrat. He is a Democratic Socialist. question everything Oct 29 #90

Yes... defunding the police is not "mainstream" or "centrist" or "establishment" either. QueerDuck Oct 29 #100

Democratic Socialists DSA is not a political party. thought crime Oct 29 #121

NYC will always get more attention. Always. Jbraybarten Oct 29 #37

This OP is wrong on so many levels. yardwork Oct 29 #40

They initially treated Bernie Sanders the same way when he ran for President in 2016 ChicagoTeamster Oct 29 #47

He still didnt' win JustAnotherGen Oct 29 #71

I know he didn't win. I'm just pointing out the similarities to how they treated Bernie and Mamdani. ChicagoTeamster Oct 29 #78

And then Sanders became a millionaire and much more well known -- and proceeded to lose in 2020 even worse. W_HAMILTON Oct 29 #91

And that's how we got *rump questionseverything Oct 29 #102

No, it's actually how we got Biden and got rid of Trump, thank you very much. W_HAMILTON Oct 29 #107

"Became a millionaire...." Doremus Oct 29 #115

The right loves Bernie Sanders -- they just will never vote for him. W_HAMILTON Oct 29 #119

Sanders is not a Democrat. Seems that we are moving into creating a new face of the party question everything Oct 29 #92

a handful of Democrats, mostly NY pols, are playing politics in their own state bigtree Oct 29 #51

There is no need for a person with a nazi tattoo... returnee Oct 29 #56

The Deimocratic party hasn't chnnged much from it'sinception. Ping Tung Oct 29 #68

There's always JustAnotherGen Oct 29 #69

It's true there are high profile people against Mamdani - TBF Oct 29 #83

Once people see what it is like to have a $30 per hour min. wage, free childcare, free transportation & rent controls MichMan Oct 29 #127

Happy to report my daughter voted for him in Queens today - TBF Oct 29 #128

Conspiracy theories about cartoon villain Democrats are what makes people cynical. betsuni Oct 29 #85

Is he the one that called for intifada? JoseBalow Oct 29 #86

Used to.. question everything Oct 29 #87

Wow MorbidButterflyTat Oct 29 #101

Not speaking out as much against Graham Plantner? thought crime Oct 29 #112

No one is ganging up on anyone. Blasphemer Oct 29 #129

No one would have known that Plantner had that tattoo had that old video of him shirtless not surfaced MichMan Oct 30 #132