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Donkees

(33,465 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:19 AM 7 hrs ago

He Took On The Establishment And Won - Sen. Sanders On New York City's Mayor, Zohran Mamdani

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders reflects on the moment he swore in New York City's first Democratic Socialist mayor, an experience the Senator says felt "enormously gratifying" after supporting Zohran Mamdani’s long-shot campaign against well-funded Democratic and Republican establishment politicians.

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He Took On The Establishment And Won - Sen. Sanders On New York City's Mayor, Zohran Mamdani (Original Post) Donkees 7 hrs ago OP

To be honest SocialDemocrat61 6 hrs ago #1

The field was pretty weak, and he is charismatic... Happy Hoosier 5 hrs ago #2

SocialDemocrat61

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1. To be honest

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:43 AM

6 hrs ago

He ran against a disgraced former Governor who was forced to resign and a guy almost as crazy as Trump.

Happy Hoosier

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2. The field was pretty weak, and he is charismatic...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:31 AM

5 hrs ago

And I am glad he won. NOW, he has to deliver results. He will find wishing is harder than doing. But I wish the greatest success for him. His success would be our success.

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