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Mayor says progressive peers who swept primaries speak to Americans ācoast to coastā as moderates have reservations
Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, said on Sunday that he and a slew of democratic socialist allies who prevailed in recent primary elections are carrying a ānational messageā to struggling working Americans hungry for a new kind of politics ācoast to coastā.
Mamdani made that triumphant clarion call on ABC Newsās This Week just five days after he had seen his endorsed candidates win Democratic nominations in three races for New York congressional seats, as well as for five state legislature positions in Albany. He made no effort to disguise his delight that his clean sweep marks a dramatic shift in Democratic politics ā not just in New York City, which he has led since January, but also across the US.
He said that collectively they were carrying a āNew Deal understandingā of Democratic politics to Congress and on to the ānational stageā. It spoke, he said, to Americans feeling exhaustion at struggling to make ends meet āevery single dayā.
No, I think itās because itās a lazy, facile take. Americans canāt think for themselves and only do what theyāre told? Trumpās been blasting shit at us from the countryās largest bully pulpit for a decade, why doesnāt he have 100% approval and support?
People vote for candidates for a variety of personal, communal, and environmental reasons. Some of that has to do with what those candidates say and do, but reducing it down to āAmericans are brainless automatons who do what theyāre toldā is nonsense.