With the gorgeous reemergence of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic socialists within the New York Metropolis mayor’s election, the Democratic Celebration is lurching even additional to the left, leaving them much more alienated and out of contact.
You possibly can’t make these things up.
The winner of the Democratic major, Zohran Mamdani, is a radical Muslim millennial socialist who calls Israel’s conflict in Gaza “genocide” and has stated he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited New York Metropolis.
Mamdani has additionally refused to denounce antisemitic slogans, has vowed to make all metropolis buses free, would freeze rents, open city-run grocery shops and plans to determine an company that may construct publicly-owned inexpensive housing.
To pay for all his $10 billion value of guarantees, Mamdani desires to boost the company tax fee and impose a 2% surcharge on millionaires. Surprise how the titans of Wall Road really feel about that?
He additionally would intestine the New York Metropolis Police Division and change it with a Division of Neighborhood Security emphasizing psychological well being and outreach.
Mandani additionally has shut connections to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. They’re each millennials and unapologetic progressives. He has praised Wu in a broadcast interview and stated he thinks of her as a task “mannequin” mayor. He cites her free bus pilot program as a mannequin for his free bus program.
The headline within the New York Publish Wednesday? NYC SOS.
Mamdani was endorsed by AOC and Sen. Bernie Sanders over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded defeat on Tuesday.
However few predicted Mamdani would truly win.
Progressives after all are celebrating this harrowing consequence, saying it could possibly be a blueprint for successful future elections. Mamdani constructed a coalition of motivated younger voters in addition to sufficient minority voters to beat Cuomo, who gained amongst older voters.
However the win for the socialist means it is going to more than likely result in a fractured Democratic Celebration and a present for Republicans and President Donald Trump, who now can declare Democrats are too far left for center America.
That’s how they’re going to run in opposition to the subsequent MAGA Republican? With socialists?
Mamdani’s victory means AOC could also be emboldened now to run for president in 2028, establishing an enormous intra-party battle between institution outdated guard moderates and progressives.
It’s additionally nice information for Massachusetts and different lefty pols, as a result of they could possibly be in line for plum posts if AOC reaches the White Home.
Will Michelle Wu be Secretary of Transportation? She’s already tousled the roads due to bike lanes so it’s not a stretch.
Will Ayanna Pressley be head of Homeland Safety?
Ilhan Omar for Secretary of State?
Elizabeth Warren clearly could be director of Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Maura Healey the brand new border czar? She’s performed such a terrific job with migrants in Massachusetts.
And due to her expertise with the justice system, Tania Fernandes Anderson may get FBI Director or Treasury Secretary, it’s a tossup.
However poor Ed Markey will get omitted as a result of he’s a part of the “gerontocracy” that AOC desires to drum out of workplace.
