• unalivejoy
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    113 days ago

    Wouldn’t Cuomo not have the (D) next to his name this time?

    • @WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 days ago

      You’re missing the point. Vote Blue No Matter Who means that competitors are supposed to step aside after a primary and support the winning candidate. In practice, this means they expect the losing progressive candidate to suck it up and support the establishment democrat. Now that a progressive has won the primary, the establishment democrat is refusing to step aside.

      So yes, he technically won’t have a D next to his name, but it is well understood that he is an arm of the political machine that is refusing to respect the will of the voters.

      • Ænima
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        13 days ago

        Come on, y’all. If we all believe he’s a dick, Cuomo can still have his D and eat it, too!

    • Snot Flickerman
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      413 days ago

      The point is its “vote blue no matter who” until it’s against the pro-business centrists in the Democratic party, and then it’s “fuck you, we’ll run independent and split the vote to let a Republican win!” because they only say that it’s important to not let perfect be the enemy of good when it comes to corrupt fuckheads who don’t give a single iota of a shit about working class people. They’re happy to drop the facade when someone like Mamdani gets in, they’d rather a Republican win than someone with real plans for change.