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In reply to the discussion: Fetterman on Mamdani: 'He's not even a Democrat' [View all]AZProgressive
(29,722 posts)64. Why is everything that Fetterman says considered LBN?
Mamdani's policies are popular with the majority of the electorate including with Republicans.
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So in addition to demonizing them at every turn, you still expect DSA-type votes and support
vanessa_ca
Jul 11
#13
We Should Hold Trials To See Who Is A Card-Carrying Member of This Un-American Cabal
DrFunkenstein
Jul 11
#47
John doesn't have much future so he has to get it while he can 'cause after his term is up it is
twodogsbarking
Jul 11
#14
The thing is John, Mamdani IS a Democrat. A damn good one who cares about people who elected him.
Autumn
Jul 11
#19
Yep. Fetterman came from a very right-wing family, was very right-wing in college
vanessa_ca
Jul 11
#20
And yet, Democratic voters preferred him to the other contenders by a healthy margin.
vanessa_ca
Jul 11
#21
Careful... Bernie Sanders "voted with Republicans" to approve Marco Rubio as Trump's SOS pick.
Oopsie Daisy
Jul 11
#30
Marco Rubio was confirmed as Secretary of State by a unanimous vote of 99-0 in the U.S. Senate on January 20, 2025.
CentralMass
Jul 11
#37