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New York is always deep blue, so what is the significance of a Democrat winning this time? What is perhaps more telling is that the Democrats are putting up su
by nsoonhui 1y ago
New York is always deep blue, so what is the significance of a Democrat winning this time?
What is perhaps more telling is that the Democrats are putting up such a far-left candidate to the extent that even Obama can't endorse Zohran Mamdani's self-described 'democratic socialist' platform.
- AbstractH24 1y ago> New York is always deep blue, so what is the significance of a Democrat winning this time? Until the 2010s NY actually had a shockingly long record of electing Republican leaders on both the city and state levels. Despite being "deep blue."
- jjk166 1y agoRepublicans (or a former republican running as an independent) have won 5 of the last 9 NYC Mayoral elections. Mamdani will be the third democratic mayor elected since the 80s.