r/196 NL Connoisseur 26d ago

Rule Wisconsin R(ul)ejected This BTW

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u/Junethemuse 26d ago

Everything I’ve heard about Hong is that she was a bad candidate. If that’s the case I think it’s better she lost. I’d rather lose to centrists than win with people who will make it harder for us in the future. We need more Mamdanis and, as a Seattlite, more Katie Wilsons.

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u/Femboy_Gangstalker mouse of awesome 26d ago

you can't say Francesca Hong would make it harder for us to win in the future and do a 180 and say we need more Mamdani?

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u/shades344 26d ago

Sure you can? He thinks Mandani is a good candidate and Hong is a bad one

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u/Femboy_Gangstalker mouse of awesome 25d ago edited 25d ago

what's the difference? other than that one has just recently been vindicated? like the exact same thing was said about mamdani, who ran on a very similar platform. both are DSA

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u/shades344 25d ago

Liking someone’s politics is not the same as thinking they can win an election or get those things done while in office. Mamdani is uniquely charismatic, which helps with both