Zohran Mamdani, a name you'll be hearing more of over the next few months. He recently became the presumptive winner of the of the Democratic Primary nomination for the NYC Mayoral election taking place this fall. Why is this important?
America's "Leftist" party has had to move to the center to capture voters who have been abandoned by the GOP and the MAGA cult that hijacked it. Unfortunately, the Democrats do not excite many people due to the lies spewed by the GOP and their propaganda outlets. Whenever people like AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) and Bernie Sanders hold meetings in "Red States" friendly to the Orange Snowflake, they get a large vocal audience which supports Democracy and wants to fight our Oligarchy. The question is: Is this a fringe movement?
I think the recent NYC election which made Zohran the likely winner of the NYC Mayoral election (rarely do people other than Democrats win the election here) also is a reflection of a sea change in American politics. Gone are the people who would support Andrew Cuomo (NYS's former governor) because he is an experienced, but flawed leader. Most NYC residents want real change. If Zohran wins, he owes little to the traditional Democratic Party machine. But he will have problems because no one owes him anything.
How much of a liability is this? Given that the city is too big to fail, I figure that it can survive 4 years with an incompetent mayor, as it has done in the past. Yet, it signals a great opportunity for people on the left, as it means that there is a strong message that can be used to fight the GOP - if only more people could jump on the bandwagon. As much as I am an economic conservative, I am a social liberal. And I think that this primary election could signal a sea change in American attitudes taking place soon.
Keep your fingers crossed.
