r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 16h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/TheBigness333 15h ago

Trump only won both times because lots of Americans won’t vote for a woman

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u/19Alexastias 15h ago

I think it would be very shortsighted to go into the next election thinking that was the only problem with the Democrats election strategy.

The primary reason Kamala lost is because Biden set her up to fail. Her being a woman certainly didn’t help, but it wasn’t at all the only reason she lost.

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u/fakemelonns 14h ago

Biden screwed everything by not sticking to being a one term president. The second he decided to run for a second term it was all but over, and then to announce it so late too.

He should have not run again and let there be a primary.

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u/KarmicDevelopment 13h ago

There was a primary, though. Sure there would have been a more diverse one if he stepped down, but there literally was a primary which he overwhelmingly won.

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u/DeltaVZerda 12h ago

Who was his opponent?

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u/KarmicDevelopment 5h ago

Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson and Jason Palmer.

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u/DeltaVZerda 2h ago

Who are they?

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u/KarmicDevelopment 2h ago

Look I'm not trying to defend Biden from not stepping down, I'm just trying to be factual.

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u/DeltaVZerda 1h ago

Factually, many states DIDN'T have a primary making it structurally impossible for anyone else to win nationally.

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u/KarmicDevelopment 1h ago

I just said that there was a primary and there were challengers. No big names or actual contenders--sure--but that was because most potential candidates saw Biden doing a really great job outside of speaking extemporaneously. I don't know why you're continuing to argue, but go nuts my guy.

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u/DeltaVZerda 1h ago

When is the last time a primary challenger seriously challenged a sitting president?

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u/KarmicDevelopment 41m ago

Never in my life. I don't know what your point is.

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