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15. I think there is something to be learned from all three victories

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:51 AM

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Mamdani, Sherrill and Spanberger all interacted with voters and addressed their concerns. It's not good enough just to run against Trump. That is only so effective.

In the case of Mamdani, there is a lesson for the extreme left who either stayed home last year or voted third party. He never ran against the Democratic Party. He never made a purity test over endorsements. Too many of them pushed that kind of crap. Some even went so far as to make the BS claim that "establishment Dems" had endorsed Cuomo. Or attacking people who don't live in NYC and had never endorsed a candidate for Mayor before, like Pete Buttigieg and others, for not endorsing Mamdani. Mamdani himself never did this stuff but many of his supporters did and are still doing so.

Mamdani showed that real progressives can succeed in the Democratic Party by working within it, not by trying to tear it down.

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Beating Cuomo in NYC Is NOT a Progressive Landslide. [View all] MineralMan Sunday OP

Elections should always be looked at according to that JI7 Sunday #1

Politics are a local thing. MineralMan Sunday #2

Any good Dem edhopper Sunday #3

Yes. MineralMan Sunday #4

Agree Kaleva Yesterday #16

It's a huge win. H2O Man Sunday #5

Once people realize they can have things like a $30 min wage, free child care & transportation, rent freezes, and MichMan Sunday #6

Careful DFW Yesterday #13

In Albuquerque, the buses are free womanofthehills Yesterday #20

Mamdani didn't deliver on any of those things. That's all aspirational. maxsolomon Yesterday #21

He hasn't even taken office yet. Those were his campaign promises. MichMan Yesterday #27

I (dis)agree with you, Mr. MineralMan mr715 Sunday #7

I laughed at your title even though I don't know much about NY politics. Tbear Sunday #8

dynamic younger guy with vision vs a tired same old thing retread with tons of baggage. hmmmmmm msongs Yesterday #9

Yeah DFW Yesterday #14

He's inspirational nationwide lame54 Yesterday #10

No, but I think something is brewing Blasphemer Yesterday #11

Much can be learned from Mamdani's campaign. thought crime Yesterday #12

I think there is something to be learned from all three victories SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #15

Three things: Rob H. Yesterday #19

Ok SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #25

With all due respect, Rob H. Yesterday #28

Ok SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #29

The last progressive Mayor of New York was David Dinkins, over 30 years ago Prairie Gates Yesterday #17

Dinkins never got the credit he deserved SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #30

I think that it's over the top to read too much into NYC's election. It's not comparable to 90%+ of the country. themaguffin Yesterday #18

Mamdani was unknown when he first ran...it was an amazing campaign. He did a great job... Demsrule86 Yesterday #22

The race was closer than expected. 49.4% of the voters voted for "someone else". N/T lapucelle Yesterday #23

There's no reason not to try. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #24

The Progressive Era was a movement of city politics, civic organizations, and oppressed people bucolic_frolic Yesterday #26