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12. Trump originally won by co-opting some of Bernie's rhetoric,

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:52 PM

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having observed how many working class voters were flocking to Bernie despite the MSM's near-blackout of coverage of Bernie's campaign. And I can believe that Trump resents "elites" and finds it easier to tune in to working class concerns than do a lot of the ivy-leaguers who've run the country over previous decades _ though I don't believe Trump cares about workers enough to forego any opportunity to further enrich and empower himself.

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Are his cognitive issues taking an unexpected LEFT turn? SheltieLover Friday #1

Inherited Fetterman's left brain nt mr715 Friday #5

Maybe took a left turn at Albequerque? SheltieLover Friday #10

.. Pinback Friday #40

Agreed! SheltieLover Friday #41

Thread winner orangecrush Friday #27

Nope, just cheap talk. W_HAMILTON Friday #14

I'll edit to include sarcasm SheltieLover Friday #16

Wow Cirsium Friday #33

I am a progressive, so I'm """cleaning up my own house'""" here. W_HAMILTON Saturday #57

There we go Cirsium Saturday #59

No, I'm fed up at... W_HAMILTON Saturday #61

OK Cirsium Saturday #62

The ones that think progress is shitting on the Democratic nominee and voting for Jill Stein or sitting out. W_HAMILTON Saturday #63

Completely irrelevant Cirsium 13 hrs ago #64

Can't wait to see the MAGA heads explode newdeal2 Friday #2

It's happening.🤣 IrishAfricanAmerican Friday #26

Kyle Griffin just posted on bluesky that the conservative media keeps senseandsensibility Friday #3

Every. Single. Question. mr715 Friday #6

Probably hoping Mamdani helps his poll numbers leftstreet Friday #7

He just threw Stefanik under the bus mr715 Friday #9

who sits and stands. power playing the trumpenstein nt msongs Friday #4

He's giving him the power handshake right back C_U_L8R Friday #8

Hope Mamdani Just Jerome Friday #13

Mamdani should have worn gloves NJCher Friday #49

Grasping for popularity any way he can get it. bucolic_frolic Friday #11

Trump originally won by co-opting some of Bernie's rhetoric, snot Friday #12

Wait, when Bill Maher and Trump got along at dinner, people said it was a bad thing. gulliver Friday #15

Amazing Cirsium Friday #47

Mamdani is a generational talent. Gives me Obama vibes Arazi Friday #17

Mamdani reminds me of both Obama and Trump gulliver Friday #20

He was born in Uganda so he'll never be president Arazi Friday #23

This is a good thing for democrsts to do. It frustrates the Maga cult JI7 Friday #18

He'll be back to bad mouthing Mamdani Totally Tunsie Friday #19

Yeah but good luck with 2026 messaging mr715 Friday #21

On the other hand, now we're all talking about Mamdani and not Epstein. Vinca Friday #22

Looks like I underestimated Mamdani's talents. comradebillyboy Friday #24

No angrychair Friday #25

I don't read it that way at all. He wasn't Gretchen Whitmer humiliated Arazi Friday #29

Maybe...I hope you're right angrychair Friday #30

Fair. Traitor is a bully first and foremost Arazi Friday #35

he could be making inroads NJCher Friday #51

I don't like it or understand it either MorbidButterflyTat Friday #52

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reprehensible. No Democrat should ever meet with that piece of shit. Red Raider 85 Friday #31

Really? mr715 Friday #32

Sleeper. 😂 MerryBlooms Friday #36

Mamdani really knows how to talk to Trump. Kablooie Friday #34

"Wow, look at all this gold moulding!" mr715 Friday #37

Precisely what a con man would say. Prairie_Seagull Friday #38

He needs to live in his spiritual home - Moscow SleeplessinSoCal Friday #39

I realize the desk top appears to be reflective, but WHAT is up with niyad Friday #42

I think that's Mamdani's other hand MorbidButterflyTat Friday #53

Those two fingers look very weird. The middle finger looks flat, and both niyad Friday #54

Probing. Seeing if he could be compromised like the incumbent. Marcuse Friday #43

That too. Incanus Friday #50

Shorter version. Trump folded to a Socialist. Ping Tung Friday #44

Mamdani strikes me as very intelligent Skittles Friday #45

If Mamdani presented him some gold-plated Hassler Friday #46

More Mr Tangerine is over with Cuomo IbogaProject Friday #48

So meeting with Trump is okay now? Looks like a very heartfelt Nixie Friday #55

Superficially, at least, it looks to me like both got what they wanted DFW Saturday #56

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Mamdani doesn't like Trump. He's playing him mvd Saturday #60