r/SandersForPresident:

u/jaxom07

I highly recommend Secular Talk on YouTube.
u/jaxom07

I use Private Internet Access. Had it for years and works very well.
u/jaxom07

Wouldnt that be lovely.
u/jaxom07

I believe this is correct. You cant trust Trump to do anything in good faith.
u/Ok_Permission2523

Well said. One of my biggest fears from a leftist/movement perspective is that the Trump administrations overt cruelty, childishness, and chaos will lead to a return to the cult of normalcy that led to Biden winning in 2020. Biden, who as I mention in my post promised that nothing will fundamentally change, was the avatar for normalcy. We can draw hope, though, from the reality that Biden only won the primary after a coordinated effort between the media and political establishment to thwart Sanders clear momentum.
u/Ok_Permission2523

Anything of substance to offer beyond insults?
u/Ok_Permission2523

Mamdani just delivered a playbook on a silver platter. Since the 2024 election, Dems have said they need to figure out how to connect with voters and demonstrate the party’s ability and willingess to improve people’s lives. Mamdani successfully defeated a corrupt, uninspiring establishment candidate by running on people-centered, tangible issues and communicating his ideas effectively. Unfortunately, party leaders seem intent on running as far away from him as possible.
u/Ok_Permission2523

Demanding action-oriented politicians who focus on improving the lives of people, not their corporate donors, is always an option.
u/Ok_Permission2523

Did you see my final paragraph, which addresses this directly? There’s a way to win, as demonstrated by Mamdani’s success in defeating the corrupt, uninspiring establishment candidate: run on people-centered, tangible issues and communicate them effectively. Unfortunately, party leaders seem intent on running as far away from him as possible.
u/Ok_Permission2523

For the folks arguing that this is a destructive or irresponsible take on the situation (especially given the vileness of the Trump administration), I respectfully think you’ve got it backwards. The way to prevent the far-right from staying in power is by building a party that actually energizes people with policies that materially improve their lives. Mamdani just handed Democrats a winning playbook on a silver platter. He defeated a corrupt establishment candidate by running on tangible, people-centered issues (exactly what the party claims it needs to do to “connect with voters”). Yet instead of embracing this proven strategy, party leaders are running away from him as fast as possible. This is the same dynamic that gave us Biden in 2020. The establishment coordinated to stop Sanders’ clear momentum and gave us a candidate who promised donors that “nothing will fundamentally change.” That’s not a sustainable strategy; it’s just kicking the can down the road while the conditions that create far-right movements persist. The far-right stays in power when the alternative offers nothing but managed decline with better messaging. The only real threat to fascism is a movement that shows people their lives can actually get better. So far, Democrats are choosing to sabotage that possibility rather than embrace it.