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I'd like to rephrase that to make a point: When progressive voters show up and vote in the primaries for the more progressive candidate, there's more likely to be a more progressive Democratic candidate on the ballot in the general and people will show up for them.
Point is the Democratic Party powers that be did not willingly "offer an alternative like Mamdani". They hated that he was the candidate and tried to get Cuomo elected instead. Mamdani was only "offered" thanks to the voters who showed up and voted for him in the primary.
I think that downplays how good of a candidate Mamdani was and how differently he ran his campaign. It also blinds us to new lessons.
I don't see how it downplays at all how good a candidate he was, if anything it shows how good he must have been to overcome his own party's elite trying to stop him. My point is that they might have stopped him, if it weren't for the people who turned out in the primary. Just think what quality candidates we could get if people would support them in the primaries, instead of waiting until the general and seeing who other people chose in the primary and then being disappointed. My point is we need to turn out for the primaries. When potential candidates see voters supporting progressive candidates more will decide to run because they'll know they have a chance.
You're telling me people have to get off their ass and not just bitch online? Cmon now... /s
And that is the real problem progressive voters are not reliable as a block. So nobody caters to them.
And in general they continue to bitch regardless even if they get what they want. They'll turn on their own politicians in an instant and dislike it even when they get what they were asking for- ie. Hochul or whomever to endorse.