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Sanders Says Billionaire Effort to Crush Mamdani Rooted in Fears of Nationwide Progressive Wave
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The DNC chair congratulated him almost immediately and called for the party to unite behind Mamdani:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/zohran-mamdanis-rise-new-york-city-means-democratic-party-nationally-rcna214909
So yes, Bernie and the DNC agree, it's fucking weird.
If there is another PUMA movement, this time it won't have the backing of the DNC
Edit:
The original quote is proceeded by this:
Yet the article doesn't seem to mention what Ken had said, just her reference to his congratulations to Mamdani.
It threw me off and I thought it was Martin's quote following it
The same DNC that just ousted vice chair David Hogg for wanting to primary right-wing liberal incumbants with progressive candidates?
The reason was the prior DNC didn't follow its own election rules.
Martin let a committee decide
The committee put it to a vote of all the members, the ones who had just elected Hogg, and they decided to redo the election.
Hogg decided to not run again despite every sign he would win. And instead said he was making a PAC
IIRC Hogg wanted to primary old incumbents with younger ones, but not necessarily with more progressive ones. It was more of a credibility (and possibly anti-corruption) thing than an ideology thing.
"she" in your quote being Maya Rupert, a Dem strategist, while the DNC chair is Ken Martin.
Thanks!
I threw an edit in