Bernie Sanders warns establishment “in panic” after Zohran Mamdani win

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1. He may become just a mayor and the entire political machine in the country is freaking out. They are all worried that his policies will make NYC a beacon on the hill for progress and they can’t have that.

2. They are panicking because Zohran is exactly the sort of leader everyone making less than $1m – at least anyone with any sense – has been begging for: someone ACTUALLY looking out for the best interests of the people, for the people, by the people. Not only that, but he’s a fantastic communicator and based on the character he’s displayed so far, he understands the urgency needed in this moment to show New York City and America what good, strong leadership really looks like – instead of the former reality tv show actor in the White House.

3. good. out with the old, in with the democrats who actually care about helping people.

4. after the loss in nov, the dem establishment promised they were going to win back the working class.

   mamdani is what focused working class politics looks like.

5. The real battle is beginning. Democrats are finally getting a real voice that represents the party. Out with the olds

6. If Mamdani wasn’t Muslim none of these emotions would exist. Remove his religion from the equation and what you’re left with is a left leaning Democrat, which if you look around isn’t exactly a super rare thing.

   And the scale of the panic is absurd. Mamdani is running for mayor. He’s not running against Trump.

7. And that’s the problem. “The establishment” no longer represents the party or the regular Democrat voters.

8. I haven’t heard any Democrat saying anything bad about Mamdani. Could it be an effort by malicious forces trying to divide Democrats? I just keep saying Dems in disarray or Dems in panic, but I see no quotes or interviews supporting it.

   Does anyone have any direct quotes supporting this?

   Edit:

   Here’s a quote from Bernie “supporting” the Dems in disarray narrative:

   “I think they have a lesson to learn, and whether or not they will, I have my doubts. If you look at the dynamics of this campaign, what you have is older folks voting for Cuomo, the billionaire class putting in millions of dollars into Cuomo, all of the old-time establishment candidates and politicians supporting Cuomo, and he lost.”

   Sanders added: “So either you learn a lesson that says, hmm, the other guy, Mamdani, got young people excited. He got young men excited. He created a strong grassroots movement.”

9. Good, it lets us know who is for americans and whos not. They are more upset about this than actual fascism.

10. It’s insane that these people don’t look at Mamdani and ask “why is this resonating and who else can we find who clicks?”

11. When the machine is afraid of the people. Love to see it. People can outvote money.

12. >**Senator Bernie Sanders in part when asked if older Democrats should be worried about being primaried in a question and answer with** ***Politico Magazine*** **published Wednesday:** “I think they have a lesson to learn, and whether or not they will, I have my doubts. If you look at the dynamics of this campaign, what you have is older folks voting for Cuomo, the billionaire class putting in millions of dollars into Cuomo, all of the old-time establishment candidates and politicians supporting Cuomo, and he lost.”

    The democratic establishment aka the so called ‘centralists’ have drifted so far right they would have been Republican ten years ago. Mamdani’s win shows that democratic voters will not overlook corruption they way MAGA does. They want better leaders, no lip service for change that never happens.

13. Are they really that freaked out about one mayor? Goddamn we can’t even get one pro worker politician in a blue state without the oligarchy losing its shit.

14. Well as a millennial New Yorker , I’m ready to fight. Let’s do this.

15. The new mayor has vowed to keep drinking water clean and the air breathable: DAMN HIM! /s

    [edit to add the “/s”]

    Odd how fascists call conservatives “radical leftists.”

16. They are afraid that Republicans will use Mamdani to paint Democrats as Communists and Leftists. I don’t know if they have been paying attention, but they are going to do that anyway.

17. The Republican-lite party is freaking out that an actual progressive won despite their fear mongering.

18. Vote blue, no matter who!

    (Pretty sure that’s the party line!)

19. Their biggest nightmare is voters figuring out that government could actually work for them – if they just elected the right people.

20. warns??? this sub allows the worst sources that play both sides even in their dumb headlines.

    newsweek is a SHIT SOURCE AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THIS SUB.

21. If anything, this just confirms that we’re right.

    It’s absolutely mind melting that the freakout over a mayoral candidate that ran a campaign about income inequality, making the city affordable and just all around human decency is making all these brains explode on both sides of the isle but your elected orange shitstain dismantling democracy and people’s rights and we’re hearing nary a peep from these mfkers.

    You guys need a hundred candidates like Mamdani all over the country.

    Frothing at the mouth because of free buses and city run groceries… jfc do i want all these idiots catapulted right into the sun

22. Wish the Conservative Party (Democrats) would stop punching Left so damn much. There’s a whole Fascist Party (Republicans) right there. You want to be their opposition party right? Right??

23. Im really shocked at how much people just popped out of the wood to oppose this guy, like super shocked, he seems like an awesome dude.

24. Every establishment democrat has been begging god for a figure that brings leadership to the party in every interview since November. Now we have one, and they’re trying to bury him in AIPAC money. Huh.

25. What’s wrong with the US press?

    The USA has a fascist, anti-democracy, anti-worker kleptokrat as a president working hard on his Machtergreifung, but they’re worried about a social democrat that would be considered a center-left moderate in most countries becoming mayor?

    “Oh noes, a socialist!1! Wenn das der Führer wüsste…”

26. Yeah even the dems are panicking more recently. I’m glad more and more people are seeing the discontent of that party, as I don’t think I can support them myself anymore. We want change and get those geezers out! 

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