All y’all miss the point?! Mamdani’s proposals are focused on what New York City voters told him they want. How can Democrats anywhere get game like his? Get their happy asses on the street and talk to everyone.
Mamdani interviewed Trump supporters and listened to them. He’s fascinating to watch, a politician that listens closely and responds to exactly what he heard, doesn’t spout a list of talking points.
All he’s saying is that Mamdani’s ideas may not be applicable to all Democratic constituents, but the listening part is the secret sauce.
Mamdani’s proposals are focused on what New York City voters told him they want.
I’d go a step further. He’s championed some very popular local policies, but he’s also trailblazing into territory that progressives still just have on the drawing board. The trick is that the progressive policies hinge on the municipal leadership providing real, tangible amenities to city residents.
Mamdani interviewed Trump supporters and listened to them.
Did Mamdani do well on Staten Island? Seems like that was Cuomo’s turf. Seems like he was much more tuned in with Brooklyn, Uptown Manhattan, and the Bronx. One reason why Richie Torres has completely flip-flopped on Mamdani is tied to how well Mamdani did in Torres’s district. Also why Jefferies is running scared.
But rent freezes and cheap groceries and free buses aren’t terribly popular with the landlords and the car owners way out in the 'burbs. His failure to jerk off the NYPD is probably his biggest vulnerability, outside pissing off AIPAC by running as a non-self-hating Arab. That’s where all of Adams’s and Cuomo’s supporters still live.
At the same time, the people hate the NYPD, those dirty fuckers. If you want the popular vote, you need to tell the pigs to go to hell, especially in New York where they’re some of the worst human beings around.
All y’all miss the point?! Mamdani’s proposals are focused on what New York City voters told him they want. How can Democrats anywhere get game like his? Get their happy asses on the street and talk to everyone.
Mamdani interviewed Trump supporters and listened to them. He’s fascinating to watch, a politician that listens closely and responds to exactly what he heard, doesn’t spout a list of talking points.
All he’s saying is that Mamdani’s ideas may not be applicable to all Democratic constituents, but the listening part is the secret sauce.
I’d go a step further. He’s championed some very popular local policies, but he’s also trailblazing into territory that progressives still just have on the drawing board. The trick is that the progressive policies hinge on the municipal leadership providing real, tangible amenities to city residents.
Did Mamdani do well on Staten Island? Seems like that was Cuomo’s turf. Seems like he was much more tuned in with Brooklyn, Uptown Manhattan, and the Bronx. One reason why Richie Torres has completely flip-flopped on Mamdani is tied to how well Mamdani did in Torres’s district. Also why Jefferies is running scared.
But rent freezes and cheap groceries and free buses aren’t terribly popular with the landlords and the car owners way out in the 'burbs. His failure to jerk off the NYPD is probably his biggest vulnerability, outside pissing off AIPAC by running as a non-self-hating Arab. That’s where all of Adams’s and Cuomo’s supporters still live.
At the same time, the people hate the NYPD, those dirty fuckers. If you want the popular vote, you need to tell the pigs to go to hell, especially in New York where they’re some of the worst human beings around.