General Discussion

"moderate" way of winning that should be the way forward and that what Mamdani did in NYC could ONLY be replicated in NYC and no where else. I reject that completely.

I'm not talking about what past votes were. That's candidate driven. Spanberger didn't WIN her race because of her past votes in Congress. She WON her race because of the focus of her campaign.

And all 3 - plus many other Democrats won their races because they focused on real policies that will help people and didn't get bogged down in this "moderate" or "progressive" or center or left wing nonsense.

If I had to choose a way forward - it would be the way they all showed a better future for people. Couple that with Mamdani's charisma, great communication skills and messaging, Spanberger's respected background and laser focus on plain speaking and Dems could win on policy. I wholeheartedly reject this need to focus on "moderate" or "progressive" or whatever other label the consultants and beltway pundits feel it necessary to create factions in the Democratic party.