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Zohran Mamdani has won the race for New York City mayor, according to Decision Desk HQ, ushering in a new era of progressive politics in the city and reigniting the debate over the Democratic Party’s future.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is poised to become the first millennial and first Muslim to lead New York City, after a campaign that pulled off one of the most stunning political upsets in recent memory. He defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who mounted a long-shot independent bid after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in his bid to succeed Mayor Eric Adams.

Mamdani focused heavily on affordability, pledging to freeze rent, establish city-owned grocery stores and make buses free for riders. He quickly became a progressive icon as well as a polarizing figure within the party over his positions, so much so that it divided prominent New York Democratic leadership over whether to endorse him.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      We got like 30 months till presidential primaries, and the billionaires are not going to talk about how they lost control of the DNC on the media networks they bought for propaganda…

      Ignorance is the natural state, everyone is ignorant of everything until they learn it.

      But it’s not gonna be a valid excuse for much longer.

      But regardless of people’s opinion of the DNC, Martin is going to keep throwing money back at state parties, which is going to keep translating to wins downballot. And he’s not gonna stop a progressive from getting the presidential nomination.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 day ago

          You’ll only have to wait a few months…

          But we’re already seeing them drop out, Pelosi and some other guy aren’t seeking re-election.

          They know they can’t win a level playing field, and if they try and lose they’ll get less money from corporations in their second career.

          They want risk a fair fight, they’ve never had it in them. So a lot are going to Paul Ryan off to the sunset and just let progressives have it, hoping it fails and they can pop back up