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In reply to the discussion: None of us wanted people to go hungry or without pay. [View all]SocialDemocrat61
(6,483 posts)37. They need to stop insulting us
Stop calling Biden and Harris and those of us who voted for them war criminals who supported genocide. It is reprehensible that these people are still protesting Harris, who is a private citizen with no power.
And Mamdani was treated fine. He got huge support from many more democrats than the candidate for NYC Mayor usually gets:
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, state Attorney General Letitia James, Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velázquez, Adriano Espaillat, Pat Ryan and Yvette Clarke, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, state Sens. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, John Liu, Julia Salazar, Jabari Brisport, Kristen Gonzalez, Gustavo Rivera, Michael Gianaris, Zellnor Myrie, Luis Sepúlveda, José Serrano, Nathalia Fernandez, Liz Krueger, Andrew Gounardes, and Samra Brouk, Bronx Democratic Party Chair and state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair and Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Assembly Members Micah Lasher, Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forest, Marcela Mitaynes, Karines Reyes, Claire Valdez, Sarahana Shrestha, Khaleel Anderson, Robert Carroll, Jessica González-Rojas, Brian Cunningham, Steven Raga, Manny De Los Santos, Khaleel Anderson, Bobby Carroll, George Alvarez, Jordan Wright, Harvey Epstein, Al Taylor, Tony Simone, Emerita Torres, Landon Dais, Alex Bores, Maritza Davila, Monique Chandler-Waterman and Jo Anne Simon, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Council Members Chi Ossé, Justin Brannan, Shaun Abreu, Carmen De La Rosa, Pierina Sanchez, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse, Lincoln Restler, Alexa Avilés, Tiffany Cabán, Shahana Hanif, Erik Bottcher, Crystal Hudson, Rita Joseph, Julie Won, Oswald Feliz, Diana Ayala, Kevin Riley, Chris Marte, Farah Louis and Amanda Farías. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen, Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Jamie Raskin, former Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Mayor Bill de Blasio, former U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/11/endorsements-2025-nyc-mayoral-general-election/406718/
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/11/endorsements-2025-nyc-mayoral-general-election/406718/
As well as an endorsement from the chairman of the DNC:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democratic-national-committee-zohran-mamdani-endorsement-nyc-mayor-rcna237025
These people just like to stir up trouble and play the victim. They slammed people like Pete Buttigieg and others who didn't issue a formal endorsement for Mamdani even though they don't live in NYC and never made an endorsement for Mayor ever before. It was their purity test of the week. These people didn't vote for Clinton in 16, Biden in 20 or Harris last year and encouraged others not to vote for them. They are not democrats and have never supported democrats and spend much more time demonizing democrats than they ever do criticizing Trump and republicans.
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My thought is that dissing Demos just might not be Demos but masquerading as such
Stargazer99
Thursday
#4
A few weeks ago I started following online discussion groups where federal employees gather...
OneGrassRoot
Thursday
#2
The eight, including Schumer, also cared that people not suffer hunger, and so they made the 271
ancianita
Thursday
#15
Yes and no...now that it is clear that the compromise was a dismal failure...there
Demsrule86
Monday
#61
Nope. The on-track Dems made the 271 blink. They knew that it would ease hunger & suffering, but
ancianita
Thursday
#16
It's called General Discussion. Long winded? Or short attention span? I take Dems seriously.
ancianita
Thursday
#28
Of course Trump is a liar. But congress people see all the polls and attitudes are shifting
ancianita
Thursday
#44
I don't think anyone wanted those things to happen. But we can't pretend it wasn't a consequence of a continued shutdown
tritsofme
Thursday
#17
The "all is well despite the way it looks!" cheerleading and long screeds are increasingly ludicrous.
Scrivener7
Thursday
#20
the pro cave-in scolding/gaslighting is the new pro Garland scolding/gaslighting
Celerity
Thursday
#45
It's really just the reverse of people falsely claiming "Democrats voted to take away healthcare".
QueerDuck
Thursday
#36
Honestly, I've not seen any posts saying that Democrats voted to take away healthcare.
hamsterjill
Thursday
#50
And none of us wants anyone to go without health insurance, or have their premiums skyrocket, or go without insurance.
Sogo
Thursday
#41
There is no current funding...everyone millions and millions of snap users must reapply.
Demsrule86
Monday
#60
The only way it would have worked was to nail the GOP and make impossible for them
Demsrule86
Monday
#59