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SocialDemocrat61

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29. Ok

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:08 PM

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

Okay. Fair enough. I was referring to the general since the op was about the general. I apologize for not being more specific.

But to be fair to Clinton he didn’t endorse Cuomo once Mamdani won the primary and became the nominee. Again here is a list of endorsements for the general: https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/11/endorsements-2025-nyc-mayoral-general-election/406718/

Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, couldn't be arsed to endorse Mamdani

Yes and Schumer deserves criticism for it. But Schumer is not the whole party. Criticize him, not the entire party. Stop using the actions of one person to demonize an entire party. And stop dragging others like Pete Buttigieg or others into it because one person didn’t endorse Mamdani.

Schumer's a heavy hitter whose withheld endorsement could've made the difference between victory and defeat

As a lifelong New Yorker, we don’t vote based on endorsements. We think for ourselves. Plus, I’ve never seen an election where so many people were concerned about endorsements.

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