If there is one takeaway from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, it’s that there is no one takeaway. The democratic socialist and his wide-ranging canvassing team built a coalition that brought in voters of all backgrounds, leading to a defeat of Andrew Cuomo by a significant margin. […]
While those things had an affect, I don’t think they were the main reason. The Dems sitting on their ass when they had a chance to fix things, their pandering to the rich, their pro-war stance, and their general disdain for the desires of their voting base were a much bigger reason.
No, Trump won because of foreign influence primarily from Russia. Also he had help from the billionaire class and the GOP propaganda machine.
Together they were able to tip the scales less than what Trump lost by in 2020.
They accomplished this by convincing democratic voters to either not vote or to vote for Trump.
While those things had an affect, I don’t think they were the main reason. The Dems sitting on their ass when they had a chance to fix things, their pandering to the rich, their pro-war stance, and their general disdain for the desires of their voting base were a much bigger reason.
Money makes or breaks elections.
I think Dems would’ve lost by much more if they didn’t work with the rich, the military industry, etc.
For example, the progressives that lost their elections because AIPAC funded their opposition.