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Shahid Buttar's avatar

Mamdani’s victory is important for many reasons, including its reflection of the viability of socialist politics and policy prescriptions. One overlooked facet of his campaign that it should make inescapably clear is the relentless willingness of Democrats to smear candidates of color and those from the very same minority communities that the party disingenuously claims to defend. Democrats are no less racist than Republicans, just less willing to be overt about their biases. I’ve written at some length about this pattern in the past, particularly responding to reporting by Ryan Grim at The Intercept. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/democrats-vs-democracy

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Susan Becraft's avatar

Democratic Establishment prior to Mamdani’s victory: “We need a bigger tent, and we need to appeal to young voters.”

Democratic Establishment after Mamdani’s victory: “Not a tent this big, and young voters don’t know what they’re talking about.”

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