""I find it hard to understand how the major Democratic leaders of New York state are not supporting the Democratic candidate," Sanders said."
""If a candidate started at 2% in the polls, gets 50,000 volunteers, creates enormous excitement, gets young people involved in the political process, gets nontraditional voters to vote, Democratic leaders would be jumping up and down!""
""So we've got another fight on our hands," Mr. Sanders said. "And that is the future of the Democratic Party.""
""What they fear is Mamdani becoming a model for what could sweep across the country," Sanders told the cheering supporters."
Bernie Sanders campaigned with Zohran Mamdani at Brooklyn College, endorsing Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party and criticizing major New York Democratic leaders for withholding support. Sanders highlighted Mamdani's grassroots momentum, citing 50,000 volunteers, energized young voters, and nontraditional voter turnout as evidence of a surging progressive movement. Sanders framed the mayoral contest as a test of democracy, warning that wealthy donors and Donald Trump's agenda threaten the campaign. Sanders warned that national backlash reflects fear of Mamdani becoming a model that could spread nationwide, and promised continued fights to defend progressive victories.
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