New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said Saturday that Democrats have lost sight of the important economic issues facing working-class Americans as the party works to rebuild itself after a devastating loss in the 2024 presidential election.

“The party, as a whole, has lost its focus on working people,” Mamdani said in an interview with MS Now.

“People want to know: What are you going to do for rent? What are you going to do for housing? What are you going to do for gas? What are you going to do for groceries? We have to have answers to that.”

Issues like housing affordability, the cost of healthcare and rising gas prices should be at the forefront of the party’s focus, according to Mamdani, rather than ideological battles that distract from what matters to most Americans.

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    1 day ago

    Because unfortunately as much as the “both sides” thing is generally bullshit, our oligarchs have corrupted the entire system.

    Make it make sense.

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      1 day ago

      Saying “both are the same” isn’t correct in most cases, but when it comes to class war, both parties are generally captured by capital to a similar degree.

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      15 hours ago

      They’re both going to the same place. The democrats want to be kinder about it.

      Edit: they’re also the only ones it might be possible to turn.