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lapucelle

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90. I'm well aware of the WFP machinations in NYS. They ran "Leave It Blank" in the Democratic presidential primary in 2024.

Reply to Raftergirl (Reply #61)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 01:15 PM

Nov 8

WFP pivots to the Democratic nominee in the general (regardless of who or what they ran in the primary) to garner the requisite number of votes necessary to to keep their ballot line active.

And then when Democrats win, WFP can claim victory.

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Zohran Mandani did not vote for himself on the Democratic Party line on election day. [View all] lapucelle Nov 8 OP

Seems reasonable to me. yardwork Nov 8 #1

Yes, I saw it as a way of saying thank you. ananda Nov 8 #97

Nothing wrong with that SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #2

Our two party system is a barrier in so many ways. yardwork Nov 8 #6

It really isn't. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #27

They align with Dems edhopper Nov 8 #44

And therefore Mamdani voting Democratic would not have impacted them much... W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #56

The WFPis not divisive edhopper Nov 8 #58

Again, I'm not criticizing WFP here -- I'm criticizing Mamdani's response to a loaded question. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #68

I see. edhopper Nov 8 #86

More parties might lead to more pressure to BlueKota Nov 8 #30

The requirement to hold informal coalitions together is a huge flaw thought crime Sunday #118

Yes I usually WFP on next office down. IbogaProject Nov 8 #34

If it were against Andrew Cuomo SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #40

So what? NoRethugFriends Nov 8 #3

Don't care. Happy Hoosier Nov 8 #4

This was one of his first tests as mayor-elect and he did not pass. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #46

I think you're reading way too much into this. yardwork Nov 8 #98

Feel free to bookmark my post and check back around this time next year. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #109

Glad he won, but just as much as it pisses me off that so many Democratic leaders didn't endorse him or Scrivener7 Nov 8 #5

I disagree. yardwork Nov 8 #9

The disloyalty of "leave it blank" was a big consideration for some who delayed or who gave a perfunctory endorsement. QueerDuck Nov 8 #15

Schumer should have SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #26

Mamdani did not get President Obama's endorsement. lapucelle Nov 8 #43

Looks like Obama made the right decision after this report about Mamdani. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #47

I thought he was smart enough to follow the AOC path, the one leading to a future in politics. betsuni Nov 8 #80

AOC seemed to learn relatively early on that you have to work with others to accomplish anything in a democracy. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #87

Has Obama endorsed a candidate before? SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #49

Yes. President Obama endorsed Bill de Blasio in 2013 and Bill Thompson in 2009. lapucelle Nov 8 #63

When was President SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #69

You asked whether Obama has ever endorsed a NYC mayoral candidate "before". The answer is "yes". lapucelle Nov 8 #76

Yes he did SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #81

Obama has integrity. He's an honorable man... QueerDuck Nov 8 #95

If ANY Democratic leader is directly asked what they think of ANY Democratic primary winner, the endorsement should be Scrivener7 Nov 8 #71

Does that include Tom Suozzi SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #73

After their next primary, if the Democratic voters in their district have spoken and chosen them? Yes it does. Scrivener7 Nov 8 #75

No but this is SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #77

Yes. He was. And as I said, I don't like him not voting in the Dem line. Scrivener7 Nov 8 #78

Cool SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #83

That's nice. Scrivener7 Nov 8 #84

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Nov 8 #88

OMG how dare he!!!! JonAndKatePlusABird Nov 8 #7

OK markodochartaigh Nov 8 #8

I was a huge fan of Mario Cuomo BlueKota Nov 8 #35

If markodochartaigh Nov 8 #89

No he did not. BlueKota Nov 8 #99

I think he forgot the sarcasm tag IbogaProject Nov 8 #36

And............? Nanjeanne Nov 8 #10

Freedom for supporters of the government only, for members of one party only Ping Tung Nov 8 #11

Hasn't Bernie been doing this for years? nt Wounded Bear Nov 8 #12

Sanders runs in the primary unopposed as a Democrat and then declines the nomination. lapucelle Nov 8 #14

Gaming the system? Or a middle finger to the party? QueerDuck Nov 8 #16

Whatever. The people in his state seem to be OK with it... Wounded Bear Nov 8 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author QueerDuck Nov 8 #18

For now, yes. But I think it sets a bad example and only serves to weaken the party in the long run. QueerDuck Nov 8 #19

If there is one lesson we need to take from Tuesday's victories... Wounded Bear Nov 8 #23

National politics are not local. Third parties are spoilers that weaken and divide and benefit the GOP. QueerDuck Nov 8 #31

Didn't even have to look to figure out this one's favorite group NoRethugFriends Nov 8 #72

Seriously?? Why the contempt for the Democratic party? He used the party machinery to run for office... QueerDuck Nov 8 #13

The WFP edhopper Nov 8 #21

Oh brother... the "would you rather" type of evasive response generally indicates a position of weakness... QueerDuck Nov 8 #29

No edhopper Nov 8 #38

Unless, of course, they accidently run Republicans in general elections. lapucelle Nov 8 #52

No. What they are saying is "the Democrats are not worth your vote." It depresses turnout and... QueerDuck Nov 8 #53

You are wrong edhopper Nov 8 #59

What contempt? Can you show me the contempt on this doll? Is the contempt in the room with us right now? Iggo Nov 8 #66

HA! 🤣😂🤪 QueerDuck Nov 8 #70

I also voted for him edhopper Nov 8 #20

Last year the NYS WFP accidently nominated a Republican spoiler lapucelle Nov 8 #23

accidently edhopper Nov 8 #41

So folks need to be careful who they vote for on the WFP's ballot line. lapucelle Nov 8 #45

A lot of assumbtions there edhopper Nov 8 #50

What assumptions are there? lapucelle Nov 8 #57

If the vote does not benefit the Democrat, then it benefits the Republican. QueerDuck Nov 8 #110

The WFP did not nominate Frascone Quiet Em Nov 8 #96

Republican Francone was the WFP nominee in the 2024 general election. That's a simple fact. lapucelle Nov 8 #103

The Republicans gamed the system. I'll agree with that. Quiet Em Nov 8 #108

NYWFP puts in a lot of the ground work to get Democrats elected in New York State Quiet Em Nov 8 #22

I'm a DNC member in NYS. I know all about the Working Family Party and what they do lapucelle Nov 8 #37

Do you think they did more to get Mamdani elected than actual Democrats? W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #39

I think they play a role in helping elect Democrats in NYS. Quiet Em Nov 8 #48

I don't fault WFP for what they did -- I fault Mamdani for what he did, or at least his answer to the question. W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #54

I don't know. Quiet Em Nov 8 #62

please notice that politico says it was stated by Mamdani's campaign niyad Nov 8 #92

I do know that. And that is the same as coming from Mamdani himself. Hence "spokesman." W_HAMILTON Nov 8 #93

Since it is politico, I would want to hear from Mayor-elect Mamdani himself. niyad Nov 8 #94

So he'd be in violation of TOS if he tried to post here Shrek Nov 8 #25

How would he be in violation? niyad Nov 8 #28

Members are required to support Democrats Shrek Nov 8 #32

And again, I say how? He is not attacking Democrats. niyad Nov 8 #42

How? Emile Nov 8 #33

"not a good look" this is a message board my dude WhiskeyGrinder Nov 8 #60

I don't think that's loyal enough to our party gulliver Nov 8 #51

So, How Does Anyone Know That? MineralMan Nov 8 #55

Politico's Albany reporter attributes the information to a Mamdani campaign spokesperson. lapucelle Nov 8 #74

It's a thing in NY that people who support the WFP vote on that line because if they Raftergirl Nov 8 #61

I'm well aware of the WFP machinations in NYS. They ran "Leave It Blank" in the Democratic presidential primary in 2024. lapucelle Nov 8 #90

Wow, what a surprise. Nixie Nov 8 #64

Yep...don't care. Iggo Nov 8 #65

We also have a Conservative Party in NY and every R is also cross endorsed with them. So some people choose Raftergirl Nov 8 #67

The Conservative Party did not cross-endorse the Republican candidate for mayor in 2025. lapucelle Nov 8 #91

Not always cross endorsed but often. All the R's in my town election were crossed endorsed by Conservative Party. Raftergirl Nov 8 #100

So it is not true that "every R is also cross endorsed with [the Consevative Party candidate], lapucelle Nov 8 #104

Ok. Most R's are cross endorsed. Better? Raftergirl Nov 8 #105

Absolutely better. It's important to keep track of what third parties are actually up to, lapucelle Nov 8 #107

I voted all on third party in my county here Historic NY Nov 8 #79

Innnteresting. Seems like this thread did what it was intended to do. Scrivener7 Nov 8 #82

ADL creates new 'Mamdani Monitor' project to track his administration policies Ping Tung Nov 8 #85

Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of attacking Arab, Black, and queer people. Celerity Nov 8 #101

Agreed. And, they're making very little effort to hide their own bigotry. Ping Tung Nov 8 #102

Fuck terrorist-adjacent Emmaia Gelman and her anti-ADL screed. lapucelle Nov 8 #106

Canary Mission: Trump officials used shadowy website to target pro-Palestinian academics for deportation, court Celerity Nov 8 #111

It's a disgusting very unAmerican McCarthyite Hate Site vanessa_ca Nov 8 #112

Yes, it is dismaying to see it pushed here. Celerity Nov 8 #113

The vile celebration of the October 7 slaughter comes staight from vile terrorist-adjacent Emmaia Gelman's Instagram lapucelle Nov 8 #116

I don't care one way or the other but I bet that is bullshit. Demsrule86 Nov 8 #114

NYS has a fusion voting system. A candidate can appear on more than one ballot line. lapucelle Nov 8 #117

Don't care orangecrush Nov 8 #115