I suspect he’ll go further right, dragging everything else to the right…
Right…
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File under: How many narcissists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
trick question - narcissists can’t screw in a light bulb. A narcissist can’t screw in the lightbulb, turn on the light, and hold up a mirror at the same time, and in a group of narcissists sufficient to do those things, they will fight to the death to be the one on the ladder with the light shining on them so they can admire themself in the mirror.
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Only one. To hold the bulb and let the world turn around them.
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Other Democrats have sounded a sharply different tone.
Former New York Gov. David Paterson, in a press conference on Monday, called on mayoral candidates to unite behind one candidate in order to stop Mamdani. He framed Mamdani as “antagonistic” and too inexperienced to run a city as complex as New York.
What the actual fuck, people?!?! This is what democracy looks like!! You don’t have to like it, but you have to abide by the outcomes! Holy shit, you stupid fucks!!
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WTF!?! Adams was caught grifting with the fucking Trump administration, Cuomo is an abuser. That statement should have read “…unite to defeat Silwa…” because, oh, yeah, he’s another grifter and abuser.
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I hope Mamdani gets first position on the ballot- and the other 2 are dead last.
Maybe some of these people not supporting the nominee in favor or other party candidates should leave and join Musk’s party?
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Further down in the article:
Paterson – who supported Cuomo in the primary – brought up a recent suggestion by independent candidate Jim Walden that an independent poll should be run close to the election, and the candidates that lose in the poll would endorse whoever won and stop campaigning.
Oooh! Great idea! They could call it a . . . primary election! Oh wait … THEY ALREADY DID THAT, YOU NUMBSKULL, AND MAMDANI WON! Accept the will of the voters.
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I didn’t make it that far, because he’s standing in front of the flag.
We’ve tried red.
We’ve tried blue.
I was expecting him to slip and say something else at that point…but got this next line instead:
America is ready for something that actually works.
Given what he’s done to so many people who actually work, and his track record for developing things that often don’t (ending with disastrous consequences)…I guess will see who joins his party. 
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As of early July, the state had expensed $20.5 million for the legal defense of Cuomo
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Musk has your flag right here America: Red blood, blue tears… White nationalism.
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The thing is, since he is an outsider he really could make some mistakes. People voted in that risk.
The smart thing to do is to embrace him and try to negotiate with him though since he won. I don’t know anything about New York City but it sounds like they want someone who A) Isn’t associated with a massive level of corruption and B) Talks about local kitchen table politics and the anxieties of day to day life for working people. Cuomo tried to counter that with racism, hyperbole about “the left,” and fear mongering. I think he ran a toxic campaign full of things people, especially democratic voters, are fully sick of seeing/hearing about. But it’s a good opportunity the party to connect with their own base there if they let it be.
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New York City, along with San Francisco, has probably the highest, most compact, inequality in the US. It’s a playground for the ultra-wealthy while at the same time the biggest differential between what would be considered a full-time, minimum wage job and the affordability of anything, especially housing.
It’s not surprising at all that voters would support a Dem-Soc for mayor; what’s surprising is that it hasn’t happened sooner.
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Agreed. Part of the problem is the establishment forces demanding business as usual. They are used to having influence and control. They hate any change that undermines their network. They don’t want to negotiate, their go-to is finding various ways of teaching those they consider to be upstarts a lesson. They have connections, corruption, and deep pockets on their side. We’ll see what they do to prevent the winner from exposing or eliminating their sources of power and profit.
There are some interesting stories of success in various regions. I’m sure there will be more emphasis on that history now. Here’s a past case from NYC:
This WaPo article was also interesting:
Despite efforts from the establishment to undermine them, I hope to see these numbers increase:
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Here’s what voters should do if they get a proof-of-citizenship request in Arizona’s Maricopa County
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For those worried about having elections in the future, this might be somewhat reassuring:
Still, we need solid plans to counter any moves the GOP is making to consolidate power and ignore the will of the people / voters:
More examples can be found under the section “Noteworthy veto overrides” here:
https://ballotpedia.org/Veto_overrides_in_state_legislatures
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I do think it’s important to distinguish between the doomerism of “there aren’t going to be midterms” and the activism of “we need to make sure to counter attempts to bypass the midterms.” The former is playing into the fascists’ hands. The latter is based on history, that fascists WILL attempt to bypass democratic systems (and try to do so “legally” by changing laws or exploiting loopholes).
I disagree with Belle in the nuance between “Republicans are acting like there won’t be midterms” and “Republicans are acting like they have been assured there won’t be midterms, but don’t trust the source.” Republican politicians are very much acting like they’ve been told not to worry, but they are worrying anyway because the people telling them that are glaringly incompetent. They are trapped between needing to stay “loyal” in case the T**** administration pulls it off and needing to hedge due to the likelihood that they blow it like they have so many times in the last few months.
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Agreed. There are already posts on FB about turning more of the judiciary red. That way, even if they cannot change the laws, they’ll use a partisan interpretation of what exists now (along with their lawsuits about hypothetical scenarios):
On top of the constituents getting in their faces, I think they are also hedging based on increasingly erratic behavior / public statements from 
. That underscores Elno’s statement about age and remaining years of influence early on in their feud. Watching how clueless their leader is about who is doing what, as well as how easily the more extreme groups start attacking each other probably doesn’t make them feel more confident that they’ll easily hold onto power - especially after they ceded a lot of it to a branch full of snakes.
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