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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Fake news.
“We are not socialists,”
But they are... Socialist Aligned
True.
Actually, am I wrong to all along think this Communist winning in he primary runoff is a good thing?
It shows the Dems at their worst.
It splits their party.
It makes people afraid of the young Dems.
All good things.
That’s the kind of totally lying BS Dems say as in “the terrorist attack was not what we agree with” “the man who shot at Trump was wrong and we Democrats believe there is no place in politics for violence.”
All made up treacly phrases that we know are lies.
Definition: “Treacly” means excessively sentimental, sweet, or cloying, often in a way that feels false or exaggerated.
So overly sentimental that it becomes sickening or insincere.
Socialists are Democrats in a hurry.
Yeah uh huh! And moderats aren’t liberals right?
“We are not socialists,”
That means they are.
Democrats need to wake up. They accepted socialist views that are in fact communism. They don’t like hearing the truth.
This communist who won the primary is who they have become, like a drug addict who refuses to believe he’s a mess.
They hate freedom unless its freedom for them to attack other citizens for being wealthy.
‘We’re not socialists’,
Yes you are, you just don’t like it that Mamdani is making it look obvious.
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.
And such taxes even if enacted go to Albany, not NYC. What would they give the city? Bupkes.
Very well said, and in turn, Communists are Socialists in a hurry. The Demoncrats, old and young, are resembling the party of Marx and Lenin more and more with every passing day.
Yes, You Nailed It. Is terrible; for me he People, that the socialists own the printing presses.
Oh well autocorrect got ……
Hitler was a Socialist too….
These two remind me of all the Germans after the war who, when confronted, suddenly “We are not National Socialists!”
Funny how all the Nazis just disappeared… poof!
Kamala just awoke from a fevered dream. She heard a voice.
She may consider “becoming a legal resident” of New York so that she can save her Party and NYC from the dark tunnels of Sharia. Yes, it must be!
Democrats say they are not socialists, but they always vote in lockstep with the socialist agenda. If you elect a Democrat, any Democrat, you are moving the country toward socialism and communism.
Right...”We’re not socialists’ “ That translates to, “We are just at the top of the slippery slope”
Translation: We are socialist politicians, but we do not want you to associate us with the hard core socialist.
You sure as hell are! And so is your completely f’d city and its inhabitants.
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