Major leaders in the Democratic party – including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and NY Governor Kathy Hochul – have still refused to endorse Democratic nominee for New York Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, despite him winning the primary fair and square.

In this ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ interview, Mehdi presses Doug Jones, a former Democratic senator from Alabama, on the matter. Jones admits, “If you were a Democratic leader, it’s hard to not endorse a Democratic nominee.”

“The mayor of New York’s got a whole bunch of folks that he’s got to deal with in order to get New York where he wants it to be,” Jones explains. “And that’s going to take some ability to compromise. If he [Mamdani] does that, he can be successful. So let’s give him the benefit of the doubt.”

  • resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Oh look, found the establishment DINO — lies about not voting for Harris.

    I voted for Harris, bought a sign, bumper sticker, and a t-shirt.

    For all the good that did.

    You’ll never accept you’re the reason democrats keep losing. Progressive politics are broadly popular and corporate democrats aren’t. Look at Zohran.