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State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs’ refusal to back socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is turning the party’s ideological rift into a full-blown crater — as lefties call on the longtime boss to resign and moderates hail his “common sense” take.

Moderate mayoral candidates Eric Adams, the incumbent, and Andrew Cuomo, the former thrice-elected Democratic governor, were among those praising Jacobs on Friday for standing up to Mamdani’s radical views.

But support from the pair – who are Dems running as independents – was arguably lost in the progressive blowback against Jacobs for bucking newfound Mamdani backer Gov. Kathy Hochul and failing to endorse the party’s nominee in the nation’s largest city.

“Disgraceful. The Chair of the Democratic Party refusing to support the candidate clearly selected by the voters of the Democratic Party,” state Sen. Michael Gianaris, a progressive, posted on X “If he won’t perform that most basic responsibility of a party leader, what exactly is he doing over there?”

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

with actual liberals unrepresented trying to form a 3rd party

The DNC is a party of actual liberals. Liberalism is an ideology of free markets, deregulation and class exploitation. There has never been a time when liberalism was not like this. There's a reason whenever leftists try to make things better they're opposed by liberals tooth and nail, up to and including through cooperation with fascists.

Until the leftists win because their positions are popular and then liberals pretend they're the ones behind it.