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I’m super curious about Mamdani winning and living up to any of his promises.
Yeah, he's gonna get blocked on a lot, but if he accomplishes one thing on the list, he'll be ahead of the game. The bar for actually leading is just so low, he can only succeed.
Like most political promises, I don't see how he could do 1/2 of what he wants to do. I'd still like to see him try!
I mean the point is that they try, and its a stark contrast with Republicans.
As horrendous, miserable, inhumane and abhorrent as their promises are, the do try and make good on them. I think Democrats consistent refusal to even try on theirs really cuts against them.
People hold democrats to all their promises real or imagined and let progressives lie through their teeth to get voted in.
How dare you uphold the promises they made! Fucking commies, making politicians keep their promises!
I don’t think you understood my point there.
I don't know they are necessarily lying, I think that what they want to do comes from an honest place, it's just that once elected, they realize they either don't have that power or they're actively blocked from doing it.
Looking at Mamdani specifically, he wants city run grocery stores. LOL. I feel safe in saying that's a child-like pipe dream, but I still want to see him try. There's like a 4% chance it could work, but hey, I'm saying there's a chance! 😉
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/mamdani-city-run-grocery-store-plan-criticized-as-unrealistic.html
Oh man bring a realist like that is going to be super unpopular.