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[–] dudinax@programming.dev 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What does "moderate" mean, owned by some corp?

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 76 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yeah:

"We need to freeze the border and send that message to the world to stop the death and casualties along the way," says Dolan. "The Republicans are right on this issue. But that doesn’t make me a Republican. No party is right on every issue."

On his campaign website, Dolan who has served as managing director at banks including Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, puts the city’s current plight thus: “Bail reform a disaster, the National Guard in the subway, toothpaste locked up in drugstores but criminals running free.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/17/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-primary-challenger-marty-dolan/74074419007/

[–] audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It’s hilarious to me that 40 years ago this person would have been solidly Republican. Now he’s a “moderate Democrat”. This term now means “conservative that doesn’t like Trump saying the quiet part out loud”

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

A lot of money has been pouring into propagandizing liberals in big progressive cities about crime specifically. Trying to promote a crime hysteria. And then part 2 of that plan is to recall the progressive politicians and elect in Republicans who will claim to fix everything.

It's had only modest success in actually electing Republicans so far but I get the sense it's a long game. People have absolutely bought into the "crime is at an all time high" lies.

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Holy red flags, Batman!

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 4 months ago

“Bail reform a disaster, the National Guard in the subway, toothpaste locked up in drugstores but criminals running free.

Umm doesn't the State have a bigger hand in that instead of the Federal government?