A while ago jacobin had some stats showing how often she would mention Medicare for all, and it decreases by a lot as time went on
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Lately she’s not been impressing me. When she first came on the scene, I was highly in favor of her. She’s slowly been worn down by Mama Bear Pelosi and that ilk.
It took her forever to find the right language for the genocide in Israel. She’s been slow or absent to speak up about what matters.
Thwompthwomp@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Nobody knew the threat of Hitler better than FDR. He wanted to start arming Britain and France the day the Nazis went into Poland, if not sooner. He had to wait for the right time.
Another example. Frederick Douglas was an escaped slave. He had suffered the horrors not just observed them. When the 1860 election came around, Douglas stepped away form the candidate who wanted instant Abolition and backed Abe Lincoln, who said he would keep slavery if it meant saving the Union.
Douglas decided it was smarter to back the winner and have the ear of a sitting President than it was to back someone he might have agreed with much more.
Politics is a game, learn the rules
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Mamdani has set the standard. Read the room.
theparadox@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Mamdani literally strategically avoided a fight with Hakeem Jefferies because it’s not the time.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
When is? After Trump fabricates an emergency and subverts elections with some rebranding of martial law?
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I live in New York and voted for him.
Mamdani barely squeaked in. He got 51% of the vote running against a known molester and a radio host in a funny hat. Harris got 65% of the NYC vote and Biden got 80%.
Don’t confuse one battle with winning the war.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
And don’t confuse barely winning with what I intend: he’s running his government in a way that they should be trying to emulate and copy.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Teach me.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Frederick Douglas was an escaped slave. He had suffered the horrors not just observed them. When the 1860 election came around, Douglas stepped away form the candidate who wanted instant Abolition and backed Abe Lincoln, who said he would keep slavery if it meant saving the Union.
Another good lesson is Obamacare. Even with majorities in both Houses, Obama barely managed to get the ACA passed. He thought that because he’d based his bill on Mitt Romney’s plan the GOP would embrace it. Instead they attacked full force. How Obama got it done is a master class in politics.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Black men are magic, got it.