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JBTaurus83

(1,846 posts) Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:36 AM 13 hrs ago

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

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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

Victory is sweet around here sometimes.

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Mamdani's political gamble pays off as his endorsed candidates sweep their primaries (Original Post) JBTaurus83 13 hrs ago OP

Especially when one of the good guys wins. calimary 11 hrs ago #1

i'm not ready to join the fan club. mopinko 7 hrs ago #2

AIPAC is one of the "monsters". JBTaurus83 3 hrs ago #3

Locking. Lasher 2 hrs ago #4

calimary

(91,427 posts)

1. Especially when one of the good guys wins.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 03:08 AM

11 hrs ago

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

Time will tell.

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mopinko

(74,237 posts)

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

Reply to calimary (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:11 AM

7 hrs ago

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.