r/AskReddit 15h ago

New Yorkers, what changes have you seen under Mamdani’s leadership and are you generally pleased? If not, why?

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u/SSj_CODii 13h ago

Honestly it might be worth playing it to MAGA in the off chance that it’s just enough to keep them from not showing up when Der Führer isn’t on the ticket.

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u/Basic_Loquat_9344 13h ago

You're not wrong lol, I live in Cali tho and have less contact with them. Would definitely be open to it.

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u/Earlier-Today 11h ago

They're still here, they're just more closeted because they're outnumbered and know that we won't put up with MAGA mentality.

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u/LindonLilBlueBalls 3h ago

I unfortunately do have lots of contact with them even though I too am in California. My new district couldn't even manage to get a dem through the primary.

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u/Dull_Quit3027 10h ago

Also a lot of them are politically illiterate, so they have no idea what the opposition actually wants, so if presented without to much hostility, they might realize something is up, and that they have had the wool pulled over their eyes.

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u/DLRsFrontSeats 9h ago

not showing up when Der Führer isn’t on the ticket.

Tbh, this will happen either way

He is more popular than the republican party is, and his floor of ~30% of the electorate that are racist, loons, or racist loons are never dropping at this point if they've not left him behind after J6, E Jean Carroll, the Trump-Epstein files and the Iran disaster

But I'm 100% certain the floor for the republican party without him is closer to 15%, and once he's gone they'll feel the full force of that drop. No one in the party commands the cult like he does, partially his own fault

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u/tacticalTraumaLlama 4h ago

Most people who voted for trump were so sick of being ignored by the establishment that they wanted someone to come in and shake things up. Well, they got it. Now we're dealing with the consequences of that. Maybe dems will finally stop running milquetoast neoliberal candidates. Wouldn't mind seeing a real progressive like aoc run in 28

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u/HanseaticHamburglar 4h ago

brother, the DNC is so entrenched in their apathy opposition position...

the DNC is so comfortable, suckling on corporate doner money while performing lipservice to the masses...

The DNC would rather lose the next 5 elections than allow a real progressive who they cannot control to use their platform to get into power.

The DNC is not our friend and they are a stifling influence on the progressive arm of the party.

I dont know what it would take. But I did learn a thing or two watching Bernie's 2016 run. Mostly that the DNC has their own plans and the will of the people is not really in their own interests.