It doesn’t matter what state of even what country you live in, you should ALL be fixed on this election and deeply concerned about the outcome.
The New York mayor is a massively powerful seat in the world, it’s one of THE cities that move our entire world. For an open socialist to get this much public support flies in the face of the authoritarian/capitalist narratives that have been trying to convince people all over the world that no, they don’t actually want affordable groceries or affordable rent prices.
If this lands, if Mamdani succeeds, and the chances are quite high if not sabotaged, the precedent means a LOT for the world. Populists will take notice. Up and coming leaders will be inspired. Corporations will realize they’re pushing the line too hard and may back off just long enough for our world to get back on track. Maybe.
It’s worth watching. It’s worth being invested in.
I feel like there may be a subtle statistical error in judging the overall will of “Democratic voters” based on rough observations of attendees of a Mamdani rally.
The Democratic leadership is way too cozy with the billionaires who finance it. They won’t embrace anyone who doesn’t tow the corporatist party line. Our democracy’s fucked till we get money out of politics.
Destroy Citizens United
Mamdani is the way we wanna go. Embrace it, or lose your voting base.
They’re more worried about losing their financial backers.
Literally a few of them complained that individual donations were paying them more than lobbyists. They don’t want any money, they want corpo money.
i imagine a large amount of money coming under the table from a single source is a lot easier to hide than a large amount of money coming from a combination of many sources out in the open.
Much easier to repurpose that money for non-campaign expenses when it can be easily hidden or laundered.
*bribers
Mamdani FTW!
99.99999% of politicians: “lmao! Since when have we ever given a shit what the voters want?!”
I know NYC is a major city and media hub but I’ve never seen a bunch of bozos so unable to handle a municipal election before. And in a municipality that routinely elects the most embarrassing mayors. The Onion even has an evergreen article about NYC mayors. https://theonion.com/de-blasio-well-well-well-not-so-easy-to-find-a-may-1847151201/
They’re fine with embarassing mayors, what they can’t abide is an effective, pro-working-class mayor
If they’re effective and pro-working, they might shit down some of the corruption
Good luck.
Vote NYC!
Democrats Party leaders do not give a fuck what voters want. They are there to get rich.
