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In reply to the discussion: Zohran Mamdani supported the Uncommitted movement against Joe Biden? [View all]
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Zohran Mamdani supported the Uncommitted movement against Joe Biden? [View all]
PeaceWave
17 hrs ago
OP
People seem to forget the Uncommitted Movement was in the primaries as a way to try to influence candidates on Gaza.
Nanjeanne
16 hrs ago
#22
Once a voter has been convinced to disengage from the primary, they're not returning for the General.
Oopsie Daisy
15 hrs ago
#38
Oh really? I didn't know that. I was disengaged in the primary but returned for the General. I must have been the
Nanjeanne
15 hrs ago
#49
Well that's two of us. But we must be outliers because someone much more knowledgeable said so.
Nanjeanne
13 hrs ago
#87
Okay, so pure speculation and surmising as I thought. Only those people who may not have voted or voted Trump due to
KPN
10 hrs ago
#114
It's unbelievable how many Dems want to sink Mamdani. I don't think these attempts are getting the results you
Pisces
17 hrs ago
#3
Well either he supported the uncommitted movement against President Biden
totodeinhere
17 hrs ago
#7
There are other issues that are unpopular with Democrats that many people here find perfectly acceptable.
BannonsLiver
13 hrs ago
#86
I also don't think most democrats agree with "seizing the means of production"
fujiyamasan
10 hrs ago
#113
It's more hatred toward policies that aren't tied to corporate donors and the prison industrial complex
AStern
15 hrs ago
#40
Well it's certainly not helping... we need to be unified if were gonna stave off the MAGAts!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
3 hrs ago
#140
And these are Democrats!! Mamdani was democratically nominated to be NY's mayoral candidate so let's support him & win!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
3 hrs ago
#136
He's DU's new number one it guy, so I'm sure he will be afforded all of that and more.
BannonsLiver
17 hrs ago
#12
It's one of the great values of this space that we collectively agree not to relitigate primaries
Prairie Gates
16 hrs ago
#13
DU has developed unique rules and culture, it is true - and they are distinct from norms of public discourse
Prairie Gates
16 hrs ago
#21
This is very disappointing news. But it explains a lot of what I've been hearing AND NOT HEARING recently.
Oopsie Daisy
16 hrs ago
#15
I know a lot of people had hurt feelings about it, but the uncommitted movement was not "against" Biden.
WhiskeyGrinder
16 hrs ago
#20
The effect is the same. If an elected official convinces someone to NOT vote in the primary *
Oopsie Daisy
16 hrs ago
#25
The point of "uncommitted" is that people DID vote in the primary, participating in all races but voting "uncommitted"
WhiskeyGrinder
15 hrs ago
#33
Once they declared themselves as "uncommitted" in the Primaries they never returned for the General.
Oopsie Daisy
15 hrs ago
#34
It was also against VP Harris because the Uncommitted Movement refused to endorse VP Harris
lostincalifornia
14 hrs ago
#62
This shines a new light on the question everyone's been asking wondering why some Democratic leaders *
Oopsie Daisy
15 hrs ago
#43
Well isn't that special. Is it legitimate to ask who he voted for in the General Election?
lostincalifornia
16 hrs ago
#26
The uncommited movement refused to endorse VP Harris for the Presidential election against trump?
lostincalifornia
15 hrs ago
#37
Then I guess there is sure a lot of manipulation going on, because much of the same folks seem to
lostincalifornia
14 hrs ago
#61
No inference needed. The movement came out AGAINST voting for Trump or Stein.
AloeVera
13 hrs ago
#84
This whole thread incorrectly conflates Uncommitted with Abandon Biden/Harris.
AloeVera
27 min ago
#146
It's deliberate. Some people would prefer a MAGAT in office than a real progressive
vanessa_ca
15 hrs ago
#46
No... I hate to break it to you, but the "leave it blank" and "Abandon Harris" movement *
Oopsie Daisy
15 hrs ago
#48
Cuomo is runnnig as an independent and will split the dem vote giving the repuke the election.
mdbl
14 hrs ago
#68
I agree. This is what people SHOULD actually be worried about. Not Mamdani or anything related to him.
Karasu
14 hrs ago
#69
There ya go. And so many here are falling all over themselves to root for this guy...
brush
12 hrs ago
#96
"Biden's complicity in genocide". Don't even try to hide this shit any more, huh? nt
LexVegas
15 min ago
#148