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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.

    • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 minutes ago

      Trump seems pretty checked out lately, as expected for someone at the very end of the effective human lifespan who already has everything and anything he wants.

      I would just love to be a fly on the wall to witness Stephen Miller’s implosion right now. He’s the sack of maggots and feces wrapped in human skin who has been effectively running the country for the last year or so because he has no qualms about taking Trump to the hilt and has earned the old man’s trust that way. He has no power on his own because he’s not liked and can’t capture even a shred of political capital like Trump has, on some level he knows when this whole thing folds he will be completely shut out of politics and may even face prosecution.

      Seeing something like Mamdani happen, as well as the blue wave that just crashed over major cities and states yesterday, is a reminder that his clock is ticking and running out faster than he would have liked. Expect to see some wild missteps from the administration over the next several months as Miller goes on an absolute bender and tries to accelerate all his half-baked nazi plans.

      • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
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        42 minutes ago

        Aye, that is the one silver lining of this fascist take-over: Miller et al. have attached themselves to a demagogue who has a looming expiration date, so they are speed-running the creation of the fourth reich. Our best hope is that they’re doing it too quickly to really take root. (And that they can’t find another demagogue to step in when the orange one bites it.)