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Rob H.

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28. With all due respect,

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #25)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:46 PM

12 hrs ago

Clinton endorsed Cuomo in the primary and made no endorsement in the general.

You didn't make that distinction in the post to which I was responding. You said:

Some even went so far as to make the BS claim that "establishment Dems" had endorsed Cuomo.

Again, as I very clearly said, Fmr. President Clinton endorsed his candidacy. That Cuomo went on to defeat in the primary doesn't matter; Clinton initially threw his weight behind him because he obviously wanted to help him win the primary and then the general. Otherwise, why endorse him?

You're correct about the Democrats who endorsed Mamdani, but Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, couldn't be arsed to endorse Mamdani even though he'd endorsed other mayoral candidates before, even a socialist. Schumer's a heavy hitter whose withheld endorsement could've made the difference between victory and defeat if Mamdani hadn't been far enough ahead in the polls that he didn't actually need Schumer's endorsement.

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It's a huge win. H2O Man Sunday #5

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Careful DFW Yesterday #13

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I think there is something to be learned from all three victories SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #15

Three things: Rob H. 13 hrs ago #19

Ok SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #25

With all due respect, Rob H. 12 hrs ago #28

Ok SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #29

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