Democratic Tea Party Movement

[6souls]

This is something that's been brewing since at least early summer lead mostly by Graham Platner of Maine and Zohran Mamdani of NYC. It's being described as an evolution of the Bernie Bros and is the newest split of the party.

https://www.ettingermentum.news/p/th...a-party-moment

Less than five months into the new administration, it pulled off its biggest victory in generations by means of Zohran Mamdani’s freakishly successful campaign for New York City mayor. It was winning over voters it had never won before and riding the largest wave of liberal discontent in living memory. With the 2026 midterms looming, it seemed as if it could become something that it hadn’t been even at the height of Bernie’s campaigns: a true national force capable of winning truly big races.

Then, on a Tuesday morning in August, all of these hopes and dreams suddenly took the form of one man: a former mercenary and current oyster farmer from Maine named Graham Platner. From his rhetoric and to his very person, Platner represented everything that the new-look left of 2025 was about. Here was a blunt talker, a white male veteran with a blue collar job and a laserlike focus on anti-oligarchy, anti-war, and anti-establishment stances. He raised an immense amount of money, won support from a wide range of backers, and started polling competitively against a five-term incumbent shockingly early on. Even with only 45% name recognition in his state, he was already running even against Susan Collins less than two months after he entered his race. When that same sample of voters was exposed to a sample of his campaign messaging, he led her by a staggering 14 points, with particular strength among men, rural voters, gun owners and the youth.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-d...-party-is-here

And, yes, if Mamdani wins next week, it will be a huge blow to the Trump admin — House Republicans are already brainstorming ways to deport him — but it’ll be a bigger “loss,” in a sense, for the Democratic establishment. Mamdani hasn’t been shy about pitching his campaign as a referendum on the future of the Democratic party. Something Sen. Julia Salazar, on stage last night, leaned into as well. “After we secure this election day victory,” she told the crowd, the “we” there referring to the Democratic Socialists of America. “You can continue to build with us by joining DSA.”

“I really hope Mamdani absolutely crushes in this election. Not because I think he’ll be able to do much differently as mayor,” journalist Lex Roman wrote on Bluesky this morning. “But because it shows the massive popularity of a radical left platform AND the people’s ability to toss out the establishment.”

But it’s still not clear if the Democratic establishment understands this. Mamdani’s rally was largely focused on the kind of feel good vibes that I, personally, haven’t seen since 2008, complete with music, a “resistance” choir, SNL’s Sarah Sherman as emcee, and a press area full of liberal influencers excitedly clipping moments for social. But the veneer of cheeky, squeaky clean fun completely broke down when New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took the stage. Hochul endorsed Mamdani a month ago, well before Democrat bigwigs like Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries did, of course. But Mamdani’s supporters completely turned on Hochul before she could even get a word out, much to her apparent surprise.

[Meresgi]

If Mamdani wins and the Dem party doesn't see the writing on that wall that's on fire and pulsing neon lights into space then....oh wait that's gonna happen lol. I hope it means a shift but there's too much money and too many olds still in power

[Athas]

Cuomo winning feels more on brand for 2025 anyway.

[Daydreamer]

Cuomo winning feels more on brand for 2025 anyway.

I'm going with Mamdani winning but then somehow being deported.

[arus2001]

I also expect some electoral tomfoolery.

That said, even if ZM does win, he will basically have the majority of the establishment working against him to make sure he fails in whatever he attempts to do. Setting a good example and succeeding at it otherwise risks a ripple effect throughout the country as you'll have people who either want to follow suit or violently resist the communist boogieman they've been told is at their door by the propaganda machine. They've pretty much been scraping bottom of the barrel to try and find any mud to sling at him with the worst being how he eats rice, calling close family friends aunt/uncle, or how it would've been impossible for him to have a cell phone on 9/11 to try and talk with his parents while at school. The fear is palpable precisely because the Dems are reaping what they've sown through ignorance and inaction. The right being haters should always just be an assumed given since anything they don't like anymore is just radical left antifa terrorism.

I know I've said it before, but the dude is really gonna need top-notch protection.

[Meresgi]

My hope is that given Hochul wants reelection that she's gonna realize that she has to work with ZM if ZM wins by a landslide. If he doesn't it's gonna be way way harder but if the numbers are crazy high it might be enough to SLIGHTLY shake the Dems a little bit.

[Tymon]

If Mamdani wins and the Dem party doesn't see the writing on that wall that's on fire and pulsing neon lights into space then....oh wait that's gonna happen lol. I hope it means a shift but there's too much money and too many olds still in power

Considering he only just barely got a lukewarm endorsement from Jeffries (the overwhelming favorite for speaker btw) and still hasn't been endorsed by Schumer or Pelosi, yeah nah they aren't gonna do that.

They are still the leaders of the party... they aren't going to give that up until they get primaried or are in the ground.

[Meresgi]

Considering he only just barely got a lukewarm endorsement from Jeffries (the overwhelming favorite for speaker btw) and still hasn't been endorsed by Schumer or Pelosi, yeah nah they aren't gonna do that.

They are still the leaders of the party... they aren't going to give that up until they get primaried or are in the ground.

Oh yeah, those fucks aren't gonna get the message until the message hits them like a train and gets them out of office....which doesn't matter because they're set for life (or what's left of it given they are fucking dinosaurs). Hochul though has a need to work with ZM depending on his results because it could influence her chances greatly. I hope Schumer doesn't endorse him, ZM wins by a landslide and Schumer is primaried right after

[6souls]

https://x.com/ettingermentum/status/1986217639182537100

[6souls]

[Meresgi]

lol "Free stuff". I guess rent being affordable now is "Free stuff"

[Krandor]

I'm pretty sure "free stuff" is referencing the free buses

[Meresgi]

I'm pretty sure "free stuff" is referencing the free buses

Shit he's giving out buses? Anyone pissed that people can ride a public transit bus for free are the people who never have even thought of using the bus

[archibaldcrane]

I'm pretty sure "free stuff" is referencing the free buses

And child care

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[Byrthnoth]

And groceries!

Many of his policies are probably bad ideas but his opponents were worse.

[archibaldcrane]

The groceries aren't free!

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[6souls]

https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1986817684722405398

Complaining about not being able to buy their way into speaking with Zohran.

[6souls]

https://x.com/nypost/status/1986511296414589413

Nature is healing

[Meresgi]

Lol good, Dave Portnoy a piece of shit. He can go to Austin and chill with his boy Rogan. Also hilarious to go on Fox Business and bitch about your bribes not working on the candidate that said he wanted to help the working class and not the rich...whelp guess that's working so far

[Zealot]

Mamdani is accepting applications for roles in his administration, I applied.

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