Post

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

Dems gave people something to vote for tho. It’s cool that the bigoted voters chose him this time but that’s kinda the point. They did it this time, a time of literal political upheaval and strife. Also no one in the primary leaned into naked racism the way Republicans habitually do.

"no one in the primary leaned into naked racism the way Republicans habitually do." did we watch the same primary

Yes we did. I meant what I said. Accusing Mamdani of antisemitism is bad but not even close to the naked Republican campaigning we’ve seen in any recent years.

Bring it to Texas. How do u get past the “baby killer,” “so u want men in women’s sports”, “they are coming for your guns,” “u just want open borders” - GOP messaging that resonates so strongly w Texas voters?

The main problem is social bubbles (owned by whom we know). If the media we watch and the algos confirm the worst biases, that's a problem. But proposing to improve people's lives concretely (and REALLY doing it once in power) is probably the best way to convince a few people.

OMG right?? How is this so hard??

Look I don’t actually want to be mean but anyone who voted for trump is too stupid to understand how the world works. How the hell do you convince them to vote in their own interests? You can dangle keys but they’ll turn on you when someone tells them they should

HE JUST EXPLAINED IT IN THE VIDEO

Dismissing them as "too stupid to understand how the world works" while clearly not watching a video that answers your specific question is a little too on the nose

Because Trump is a liar and a cult leader and they need to be deindoctrinated And also that like, they’re not aliens they’re people like you? You could have been a trump voter

It's impossible to convince them all, but it's probably possible to convince enough of them to win elections. The most important thing, then, is to turn promises into reality. Too often people are elected and don't, or even do the opposite of, what the voters hoped for (hello UK, hello France).

No, a significant number of them can be persuaded.

1. Physically go to neighborhoods that have moved to the right. 2. Listen to their concerns. 3. Campaign with a positive vision and clear policy ideas that address issues they care about. Source: the video.

Racists back republicthugs. Racists aren't voting for Mamdani, obviously. He tapped those who've been sitting on their asses believing they had no horse in the race. I hope republicthugs didn't set NY up and get Mamdani selected so Sliwa can slide in. Curtis Sliwa would be NY's worset nightmare.