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paulahik's avatar

I have a feeling Mamdani knows how to manipulate trump through his ego.

Ms. Erin's avatar

Mayor Mamdani is very smart and strategic. If anyone knows how to handle trump, it’s another New Yorker.

33RR's avatar

Yes, but Demented Don would be outwitted by a 7-year-old too.

Joan MacLeod's avatar

Thanks David for this post. I love seeing Trump continue to fall in support for him. Trump being buddy buddy with Mamdani must be driving Republicans running in the mid-terms as they've been running on Socialism being bad for the country yet Trump likes Mamdani so much.

Sandra T's avatar

Thank you, David for the post. It is interesting to watch them interact. Mamdani has a finesse at handling the Don. He knows exactly how much positive he needs to feed him to keep him on his side, while also distancing himself from Trumpf’s nasty politics!

Barbara Ehrlich's avatar

Fox news suddenly discovers ethics? And they say irony is dead. F~ck them. Are the afraid MAGA nepo taking over CNN is going to steal their audience?

wendyjo's avatar

Mamdani reminds me of pm dr carney.. he has a great future ahead of him! Canadians love this guy!

Douglas Gilligan's avatar

"Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico openly discusses his Christian theology background while running against Republican Ken Paxton in Texas. There are questions about whether Republicans’ historically strong support among evangelical voters could gradually erode."

It all depends on what religion they actually practice. Christianity, like any very large religion, has lots of different versions and a very long history. Christianity has been used to justify genocide and torture and dehumanization of women and demonization of strong willed women.

None of those cruel practices were following the teachings of Jesus, who they held up as a shield, rather than as a teacher.

If the evangelical voters remember, or for the first time read, the actual teachings of Jesus and compare it to the actions and messages of the two candidates, I do believe they will come to a better choice than they have in the past.

cindee68's avatar

I saw a meme on X about which past president you would want to sit next to. Mamdani will never be president, but I would have picked him. I am sure he has many things he would say only in private about his bizarre relationship with DJT. (It was X, so a lot of ppl chose Trump. After a long marriage to a narcissist, I know he would never shut up and would never let me get a word in and would twist it against me anyhow.)

OpenSorcerer's avatar

Hidden? Like the Trumpstein files?

Douglas Gilligan's avatar

"Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, predicting he would stop censorship and avoid war, then became his Director of National Intelligence before eventually leaving the administration."

Any person who thought Tulsi was a reasonable person, should remember she could no longer tolerate working for Trump. That her positive predictions about Trump were proven wrong. That Trump refused to listen to her reports or her advice. Tulsi appealed to a lot of 'moderates'. They should pay attention.

33RR's avatar

29%. Too funny. That’s now cutting into his cult. Deplorable Don is below rock bottom. Maybe he actually was lying when he said, “I could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose a vote.”

Jesse's avatar

Fuck Third Way. And Abdul is not DSA. Also fuck Schumer, Jeffries, and any Dem taking AIPAC, Big Tech, and other corporate donors.