Mamdani's political gamble pays off as his endorsed candidates sweep their primaries

[JBTaurus83]

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Source: CNBC

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5868676/mamdani-nyc-primaries-progressive-dsa

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/24/mamdani-democrats-house-primary-lander-valdez-chevalier.html

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Victory is sweet around here sometimes.

[calimary]

1. Especially when one of the good guys wins.

I HOPE Mamdani really IS one of the good guys. So far, so good, but we’re all still getting acquainted.

Time will tell.

[mopinko]

2. i'm not ready to join the fan club.

he talks a good game, he’s doing some good things.
but i fear he has an ugly side. refusing to denounce ‘globalize the intifada’, making aipac the boogie man for dark money, lumping them in w billionaires, calling them monsters, all rubs me the wrong way.
i hope i’m wrong.

[JBTaurus83]

3. AIPAC is one of the "monsters".

Nothing at all good about that group.

[Lasher]

4. Locking.

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