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[MadameButterfly]

130. We don't disagree as much as you seem to think.

I was responding to a question in a post: what Democrats are beating up on Mamdani? I responded with my list. It wasn't very long. I made no judgement on how big a deal that was. I'm pretty happy now about how things have evolved. I never expected Democrats from all over the country to get involved. I did think Jeffries and Schumer should endorse, given they live in the city and are the leadership of the Democratic Party.

My only qualm with anything you say is the terms "grievance shopping" and "playing victim". Maybe some reactions are exaggerated--but can one object without being a victim? At the beginning there WAS a lot of talk in the media (right or wrong) of Mamdani not getting support from the party. There WAS a need to call for Democratic party support. Mamdani had to work hard to get it. There is unprecedented opposition to keep emotions high and making the position of our party more critical. But yes, the Democratic Party has, for the most part, come around.

I should listen to the whole Gillebrand interview and the apology. But I do know her, have been a supporter, and am familiar with where she's from.
I don't think she made her comments from malice, but she is not an ignorant person, so the whole thing threw me.

I agree with you about Bloomberg. I was devastated when he beat Mark Greene for mayor. He bought his mayoral election, then fueled a Republican majority in the Senate for years. I had to convince Democratic family and friends who were not from NY why they shouldn't support him for president. Of course he wasn't going to support Mamdani--he claimed his run for president was to stop Warren and Sanders. He is after all an oligarch, against everything they are for. However, he is an oligarch donating currently to Democrats, not Republicans, (in quantities that matter) so he made my list. Not that my list matters, in the end.