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H2O Man

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32. Exactly!

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 01:30 PM

Jun 2025

"A lot of money" is involved. We should sacrifice the winner of the primary because of "big money." These fucking kids think politics is about "right vs wrong." How naive. It's all about money. We need to donate to those politicians willing to sell their soul.

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New York Democrat says Mamdani is 'too extreme' to lead NYC [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 OP

What policies are too extreme? Stuckinthebush Jun 2025 #1

I love when they mention these as if they're CRAAAAZY... Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #21

As someone who has sat on a Municipal Council in the past Mossfern Jun 2025 #24

Valid questions Stuckinthebush Jun 2025 #31

We have free buses around here in NC unc70 Jun 2025 #35

Here's a list of cities in the US that have some form of free public transport Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #37

We did a feasibility study Mossfern Jun 2025 #45

Tokens-I found a few while cleaning out drawers! Well other cities have figured it out so it's a worthwhile endeavor. Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #46

Boston details TommyT139 Jun 2025 #55

Albuquerque NM Clouds Passing Jun 2025 #56

She should stay in her lane which is on the Long Island Expressway not NY city. Historic NY Jun 2025 #2

You know the LIE starts in NYC SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #4

Another bought and paid for politician sticking to the script vanessa_ca Jun 2025 #3

Yea, she needs to ask for more. aocommunalpunch Jun 2025 #22

I wasn't the biggest Mamdani fan, but all this shit makes me hope he becomes a big voice in the party. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #5

Same here! yardwork Jun 2025 #9

YES !! Some Dems are going harder after Mamdani than Trump!!! uponit7771 Jun 2025 #47

Yep. And he has good plans. My lukewarm thoughts about him were because NYC is Taco's next Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #50

At least he's a useful stalking horse Easterncedar Jun 2025 #6

There will be more of this so it's best not to focus too much on it JI7 Jun 2025 #7

Oh, he was a "defund the police" advocate? Really? Oopsie Daisy Jun 2025 #8

Isn't that part of the DSA platform? Ace Rothstein Jun 2025 #16

I cringed every time I heard it. I knew that when our side is busy explaining, then we're losing. Oopsie Daisy Jun 2025 #23

He has a full policy paper on public safety. Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #25

Why would mental health be characterized baddie Jun 2025 #28

Because police now respond to many of these issues and the idea is to let the police focus on crime Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #29

I call that a Third Amendment Originalist Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #19

No. He supports keeping the police force at its current size Autumn Jun 2025 #43

He's not, too many Dems are going more after Mamdani than Trump uponit7771 Jun 2025 #48

Brad Lander interview NJCher Jun 2025 #10

I'd love to see Lander run for higher office SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #11

This is why democratic leadership needs to put a stop to this! Emile Jun 2025 #12

I just heard the litany on FOX News. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #13

Thinking it might be time for DEMs to SERIOUSLY consider libel suits Attilatheblond Jun 2025 #14

She, like some others, are resurrecting the 1950's red scare and reintroduce the Black List and Loyalty Oaths. Ping Tung Jun 2025 #15

Gillen represents one of the most conservative districts in NYC . . . markpkessinger Jun 2025 #17

Mamdani is the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #18

Serious question: Are there any exceptions to this rule? Polybius Jun 2025 #59

Ask Earl G Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #60

Laura Gellen 2022 Passages Jun 2025 #20

Rice votes against lower drug costs -- and her party Celerity Jun 2025 #26

Yep. Passages Jun 2025 #36

We have a CENTRIST PROBLEM! Emile Jun 2025 #27

Before everyone gets too upset at her fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #30

Exactly! H2O Man Jun 2025 #32

Well she could be primaried fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #33

I said nothing H2O Man Jun 2025 #34

Same here, I wasn't implying anything either way fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #40

I see. H2O Man Jun 2025 #42

"Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office Ping Tung Jun 2025 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2025 #38

Doesn't the NYC mayor represent the 5 boroughs --- NOT Long Island or Gillen's district. From my understanding, Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #39

A lot of commuters from her district to NYC fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #41

So what? He's not the mayor of her district and she really should keep out of a race that has nothing to do with Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #44

Doubtful many of his ideas come to fruition madville Jun 2025 #49

Follow the money. Emile Jun 2025 #51

He's fairly far out there GladysKravitz Jun 2025 #52

Link? fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #57

I should have included it GladysKravitz Jun 2025 #61

No worries, just check the "my posts" tab at the top fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #62

Aren't we as a country already "far out there" though? ck4829 Jun 2025 #64

As Fuji said above...Link? GladysKravitz Jun 2025 #65

My parents came to the US fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #66

We must do more to call out the extremism of thinking it is OK to go bankrupt from medical bills ck4829 Jul 2025 #67

opinions are like ...you know stillcool Jun 2025 #53

Weird how being OK with people going bankrupt from medical bills isn't considered "extreme" ck4829 Jun 2025 #54

Of course she does Bettie Jun 2025 #63

I hope she loses the primary...retire. You are worthless to us now. Demsrule86 Jul 2025 #68