If Democrats keep going along the current political path, Republicans may never lose another election. I know the implications of saying that phrase, but the left simply refuses to understand President Trump's appeal to millions of Americans.
Democrat leadership essentially staged a coup to remove Joe Biden from office. Without receiving one primary vote, Vice President Kamala Harris was given the golden ticket and became the Democrat nominee for president.
What happened during the 2024 election? A historical embarrassment for Harris, losing both the electoral college and the popular vote. What did Democrats learn from the shellacking? Absolutely nothing. To be clear, I hope they never learn from their mistakes. I hope the open border policies and the push to allow men in women’s sports stick around for a long time.
The truth is, if you’re currently paying close attention, there’s a true battle over the Democrat Party taking place - and the New York Mayoral race is a war zone.
The ongoing fight for the soul of the party surrounds mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, a nepo baby socialist who supports the typical cliche policies of the far left. Rent freezes. Free transit (with no way to cover the cost). Government-run grocery stores. And of course, he’s anti-Israel. He’s the heir apparent to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). He checks all the boxes. What’s not to love?
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That’s the issue within the party. It’s the semi-sane versus the completely insane.
On one side, you have Obama bro Ben Rhodes, who fully supports Mamdani, believing he’s the future of the party. On the other side, (one of the only thoughtful Democrats that remain), political commentator Dan Turrentine is pushing back, stating that Mamdani’s policies are a loser nationally and that he’s, well, insane.
Highlighting a recent poll surveying the New York mayoral race, Rhodes states clearly his disgust for any Democrat leader who is not willing to publicly endorse Mamdani:
“Democratic leaders refusing to endorse Mamdani are, quite literally, afraid of the future of the party. Shameful given the moment we are in.”
This ridiculous statement caught the eye of Turrentine, a co-host of 2Way’s “Morning Meeting,” who understands the national destruction that Mamdani would have on the party. Turrentine didn’t mince words with his response:
“Or they know it would be political suicide in swing districts to embrace his policies. From the House seats on Long Island and suburbs of PA, to Roy Cooper in NC and Sherrod Brown in OH, they don’t want to own Mamdani’s insanity.”
It must be tough being a reasonable Democrat in today’s Democrat Party. In a reply to Turrentine’s post, one X user simply stated, “I’m praying for you Dan...”
This ongoing feud is a perfect representation of what is happening across the Democrat Party. Rhodes, who cut his teeth as an advisor to former President Barack Obama, represents a segment of Democrats that we can only pray continues to have influence over the party. Former Vice President Harris tried her best to bring these factions together during her second presidential bid, and she got crushed.
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Imagine a Democrat socialist like Mamdani in a debate against Vice President JD Vance, or Secretary of State Marco Rubio? It would be a historic embarrassment.
Since last November, the Democrat Party has been a rudderless ship, looking in every direction for its next leader. Typically, after an election loss, the losing party takes a moment to reflect and learn from the electorate. The Democrats still haven’t found the political courage to simply acknowledge where they went wrong, which still haunts them today.
I’ll end with this. If you thought Sen. Sanders was on his way out the door and AOC was just an outlier, boy, does the Democrat Party have a show for you.
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