• Dogiedog64@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 day ago

    Remember folks, he’s a fucking MAYOR. He shouldn’t be making national news every day, but he is. They’re trying to turn him into a pariah. Don’t let them.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 hours ago

      They’re trying to turn him into a pariah, but I think they’re only effectively turning him into a symbol of hope. I’m fine with him making national news everyday. It’s having the same effect that it had when Trump ran the first time. They wanted it to be negative, but it instead spread the message. They haven’t learned any lessons. Luckily, this time, it’s good.

    • Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      12 hours ago

      If he plays this right it can turn him into an icon and complete up end the Democratic party. Im pretty sure he knows his under a bigger microscope than Trump

    • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 day ago

      With the amount of scrutiny he’s under, he may as well be. All the criticism meant for the president is being pushed to a city mayor.

      • dhork@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        1 day ago

        Mamdani may be a “city mayor”, but NYC is larger, population wise, than many small countries. Paraguay has less population, and still gets its own World Cup soccer team…

    • thecommonistagenda@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 day ago

      I suspect if the Democrats move left with the popularity of the DSA, it won’t be long before they start pushing to allow foreign-born citizens to run for presiden

      • Matt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 day ago

        It baffles me that people can spend most of their lives in this country but not be considered bona-fide citizens.