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Apparently some need education on what a primary is.
They were all running to “be the blue.” This is how WE pick the candidates that run for the Democratic Party. Yes. That’s right. They’re not selected by the DNC as many believe.
Congressional primaries see less than 15% turnout, yet people love to complain about the career centrists. Well, this is EXACTLY how it’s done.
Mamdani won because WE SHOWED UP. Stop letting retirees with nothing but time on their hands pick our candidates and VOTE FOR PROGRESSIVES IN THE PRIMARIES.
The joke is that the NYC Dems are making the DNC eat their words with a candidate that they didn't want
Oh I totally missed that. Thanks. Too many people still ignorantly commenting about how the DNC picks all the candidates, after NYC just proved that it’s always been about us showing up, has me on the defense. My bad.
I also missed it, I think Mamdani is just as much a part of the DNC as these other imaginary dissenters.
Are those DNC in the room with us now? Because it seems to me Mamdani is a welcomed member of the party and receiving lots of support for the general election.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/david-hogg-dnc-vice-chair-vote-malcolm-kenyatta-rcna212023
They'll ratfuck anyone that gets in their way, much less an actual socialist, and never forget it.
David Hogg chose not to run for reelection after the DNC agreed to redo the election for his position when a valid complaint was issued that the DNC did not follow established gender parity rules when combining candidates to a ballot.
I think you're missing the joke here?
I suppose we’ll see if the DNC takes the message this time.
They don’t “take the message.” It’s not a suggestion. They run a primary and we select their nomination. That’s what primary elections are. Have you never voted in a primary before?
I’ve voted in primaries for over 20 years. I know how politics work. Don’t be so naive
Ok. Give me some examples of candidates winning the Democratic primary and getting dropped off the ballot by the DNC.
It's not about being dropped, it's about the cash not coming from the DNC, and then other DNC allies contributing to the independent candidate. Mamdani will be the (D) on the ballot. It does not mean that the DNC will give him one cent if they don't like his politics.
Seems like people are talking past each other here. He will be representing the DNC on the ticket, and the DNC is likely to provide absolutely no support to him, as he doesn't match what "they" "wanted".
They aren’t required to fund him, that’s true, but all campaign donations from the DNC are transparent. They also can’t stop him from fundraising directly. If he makes it clear that they are withholding financial support given to prior candidates, then people will donate to him directly and the DNC will be publicly called out for favoring past candidates. That’s the last thing they need after the Debbie Wasserman-Shultz/Hillary Clinton scandal.
Being on the ballot means little in and of itself. Having the party apparatus behind you is what matters. You don't need to win the primary to get on the ballot.
Candidates, political scientists, and pundits all insist it’s the other way around. The average voter is a party loyalist. They’ll “vote blue no matter who,” or “always pick working families.” Getting on the Democratic ticket is worth far more than the DNC funding, especially for a candidate who just won the primary on a grassroots campaign.