Posted on 06/27/2025 12:44:38 AM PDT by Libloather
Democrats in New York’s battleground suburbs are distancing themselves from New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and his lefty socialist policies.
Long Island members of Congress appeared particularly concerned about Republicans attempting to link them to Mamdani — the Democratic candidate for mayor — in the 2026 midterm elections.
“We are not socialists,” Rep. Laura Gillen, who represents Nassau County’s 4th District, said in an interview Wednesday night on News Nation.
“[Mamdani] ran a campaign based on a bunch of promises — free everything — without any real economic plan to pay for it, other than raising taxes,” she said.
Rep. Tom Suozzi, who endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary and previously backed Mayor Eric Adams, said in a terse statement that he also was not on board with Mamdani, a Queens assemblyman.
“I had serious concerns about Assemblyman Mamdani before [the primary], and that is one of the reasons I endorsed his opponent. Those concerns remain,” Suozzi said in a statement.
Gillen opposed Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes on the top 1% city earners and on businesses to generate $9 billion for his proposals.
The congresswoman slammed the plan as impractical because it requires the approval of the governor and the state legislature — and argued hiking taxes would do more harm than good.
“New York City is the economic engine that drives our state and we need to make sure New York City thrives,” Gillen said.
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“We are not socialists,” But they are... Socialist Aligned
Too funny. They act like Socialists in every way, but when an OPENLY-Socialist guy enters the scene, they claim to actually love the country (or at least want to imply that).
Sure...if I believe that, you'll sell me a bridge at the mouth of Tampa Bay...right? 😀
BS. They are just not willing to admit it.
In fact, I’d say they’re communists.
When confronted with this BS from a leftist I always ask, “Ok, so what about communism do you NOT like?”
No answer.
so true
yes
dems are made up of masked socialists and unmasked socialists
What the Muslim is proposing are city taxes and would go to the city not the state.
One thing we all used to say was look at how bumbling and incoherent the Kamala, Biden and Pelosi types are.
Then some like me said it would be much worse to have younger, more articulate and more charismatic leftist candidates.
Now AOC has been joined by this monster.
They own this cretin.
If true, don’t open your doors at night — an assassin is enroute.
I don’t understand your post. Is it saying Mamdani is an Egyptian citizen?.who is thr person posting the tweet?
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