New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was on the brink of a stunning Democratic primary win Tuesday for New York City mayor, with his top challenger, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceding the race.
If they ignore it, the progressives are starting to get ready to take it in the primaries themselves. There's been an increase in young progressives running for state & local office following these results
They poured millions and million and massively outspent Zohran and still lost. Zohran had no name recognition, and was virtually a nobody in February. The establishment worked hard against him and still lost. They rolled out shameless endorsement of Cuomo after shameless endorsement (like Bill Clinton, apparently). The establishment didn't lose for a lack of effort. This could happen anywhere next
Mayor of the biggest city in the nation is pretty damn important. Higher population than half the states in the nation. Most governors are small potatoes in comparison.
So it's him against Eric Adams now. Shouldn't be all that hard, and I wish him the best.
Long time supporter of incremental change and centrist policies here. Saw the way the Democratic party crumbled to dust after the election, saw the way Schumer and Jeffries went AWOL. It's time for change. Not just generational, but also political, social, and philosophical.
Let Mamdani win, and let him turn New York into a better, more humane place.
Cuomo's speech seemed to go more into the direction of sitting this one out and wait for a safer way to attempt a comeback.
He's probably going to do some polling but unless there's some big advantage for him in a realistic scenario, trying to run and risking losing can damage his political career beyond repair. And yes, on an ideal world it would already be dead beyond saving, but we have the world we have.