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.
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Billionaire will = thwarted
Billionaire funding = wasted
We have a long slog ahead of us. But today was a good day.
Amen, brother/sister
I don’t actually think he will do that much due to how stacked the powers are against him, but I think he has shown to the powers that be how reviled they are, and how they need to start playing ball with progressives if they want to win votes again
I’m assuming city council is going to be his biggest obstacle?
I reckon it’s possible, though not easy, to use that to his advantage the next time IF he does a decent enough job his first term. Keep people informed that some backwards-ass council members are voting against good policies, so the people know to vote them out next time. I hope Mamdani’s the great communicator he seems to be. A huge reason for people’s indifference and the whole “both parties are the same” issue that greatly benefits Republicans, is that people aren’t really informed about who’s voted for what. Inform people about just a few key votes that matter to them, and they may be more active in the primaries (to hopefully swap out their own party’s uninspiring old candidate for fresh blood) as well as eventually in the elections themselves.
Hell yeah. Hopefully this will contribute momentum to a larger nationwide socialist movement.
Almost as soon as Mamdani won the primary, the DNC chair did a PBS interview talking about the important part was the platform Mamdani ran on…
And Martin only waited till after the primary, because he legit believes a party shouldn’t be biased. But he ran Minnesota for a decade, and under his watch they went from purple to progressive as fuck.
The only way we lose, is if people pre-emptively give up on the party and don’t vote in the primary. So there’s going to be a lot of noise trying to convince people not to trust the new party
There’s no “new party”. Democrats won in Virginia by being centrist. Not every part of the country is exactly the same.
But they won. Because the alternative was a literal maga crazy person who doesn’t think prejudice against LGBT people is discriminatory.
Now, you can be unhappy that it wasn’t some mystical ultra progressive (that wasn’t even running in the race)… or you can be happy that at least the needle didn’t shift even further right. Now that’s not to say “Vote Blue NMW”, but it will be easier to field progressives in the future from Spanberger’s position, than from Winsome’s. And maybe next time, the magical lefty messiah Lisan al Gaib will be running and the choice will be between them vs the centrist democrat, instead of a centrist democrat vs a literal smoothbrained maga dummy.
Now that’s not to say “Vote Blue NMW”
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Not to say there isn’t, because we’ve seen that doing so is how you get people like Trump and voter apathy.
But they won.
I certainly didn’t dispute that. Both won by running races that best appealed the majority of voters in their electoral areas. People here are somehow mad that we got the governorship of Virginia? The confirmation bias is ridiculous.
Because the alternative was a literal maga crazy person who doesn’t think prejudice against LGBT people is discriminatory.
Yeah, welcome to much of America that isn’t NYC, a major urban metropolis. And Mamdani still had decent opposition from a sex offender. Gonna ignore that? If you try, you could downplay his victory as much as hers but why would you? They’re both wins. Winning shouldn’t divide us. Also, it’s bit easier for a Democrat to win the mayoralty of NYC than it is the governorship of purple Virginia.
Now, you can be unhappy that it wasn’t some mystical ultra progressive (that wasn’t even running in the race)… or you can be happy that at least the needle didn’t shift even further right.
I’m happy in either case. All I care about is a pragmatic approach that moves society in the way I most agree with. Allowing Donald Trump to come to power doesn’t qualify.
Not every part of the country is exactly the same.
Almost like not every part of the party is exactly the same?
The “new” part is being nonbiased instead of ridiculously biased.
If you’re confused and something sounds like it doesn’t make sense, ask questions instead of making assumptions
Almost like not every part of the party is exactly the same?
That supports my point, it doesn’t dispute it.
The “new” part is being nonbiased instead of ridiculously biased.
What the fuck does that mean? Non-biased, is that a joke? People, trying to divide the party to help Republicans win, are obviously biased. I on the other hand accept both wins in NYC and Virginia while you accept only NYC.
If you’re confused and something sounds like it doesn’t make sense, ask questions instead of making assumptions
I didn’t express confusion or uncertainty. This is a pathetic argument tactic that intentionally avoids the topic at hand.
Stop trying to divide the party. That’s how you uncompromising ideologues gave us a second Trump presidency.
I think the problem is you don’t understand what the DNC is…
If you chill out and try to have a civil conversation, I can help
Going to be?
There’s already a shit load of that right here on Lemmy.
We got like 30 months till presidential primaries, and the billionaires are not going to talk about how they lost control of the DNC on the media networks they bought for propaganda…
Ignorance is the natural state, everyone is ignorant of everything until they learn it.
But it’s not gonna be a valid excuse for much longer.
But regardless of people’s opinion of the DNC, Martin is going to keep throwing money back at state parties, which is going to keep translating to wins downballot. And he’s not gonna stop a progressive from getting the presidential nomination.
It’d be nice to also see some midterm primary challenges to incumbent neolibs.
You’ll only have to wait a few months…
But we’re already seeing them drop out, Pelosi and some other guy aren’t seeking re-election.
They know they can’t win a level playing field, and if they try and lose they’ll get less money from corporations in their second career.
They want risk a fair fight, they’ve never had it in them. So a lot are going to Paul Ryan off to the sunset and just let progressives have it, hoping it fails and they can pop back up
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Martin only waited till after the primary, because he legit believes a party shouldn’t be biased. But he ran Minnesota for a decade, and under his watch they went from purple to progressive as fuck.
To be correct. Ken Martin hates DSA and socialists. Most of his time in Minnesota was spent purging DSA members from the party. Minnesota went left in spite of him.
A single endorsement doesn’t change a decade of fighting progressive politics.
doesn’t change a decade of fighting progressive politics
It doesn’t make Aslam not a representation of Jesus Christ either, since at this point we’re talking make believe…
Where’s any kind of source about “a decade fighting progressive policies”?
It apparently happened for a fucking decade, so obviously you can quickly gather some big and obvious examples.
You have such a hard-on for Ken, despite the fact that he’s a typical centrist lib who in his own words is happy to continue taking money from “good billionaires”.
I cant wait for the day you realise what he actually is and stop spreading the propaganda.
How about we implement a progressive income tax, no loopholes, instead of fixating on an arbitrary number like fucking dumbasses? How much money CAN one have from which you’d still take money?
Drop the fucking buzzwords. This isn’t a game.
Oh hey it’s this troll again. Please you never answered the last time you made this bogus claim - What are these buzzwords you keep imaging.
This has nothing to do with taxation, the issue is money in politics.
Please before bothering me any more on this site, take the time to actually read what has been said you’ve now made this ridiculous completely unrelated statement twice now.
Lol, what’s a greater sign of one’s insecurity in their own argument than instantly labeling “troll”. Pathetic.
Please you never answered the last time you made this bogus claim
Is that how language works? One’s own claim requires an answer? I thought answers followed questions. What do you even think is “bogus”. Fucking income tax?
What are these buzzwords you keep imaging.
“Billionaire”. It’s fucking arbitrary and it removes the focus from where it should be. “Centrist lib”, you sound like a Trumper for fuck’s sake.
This has nothing to do with taxation, the issue is money in politics.
Oh and ONLY billionaires can put money in politics? Someone with a hundred million, you wouldn’t have a problem with that? What is your cutoff? A lot of rich people put money in politics precisely so they can get tax breaks. So no, they’re not unrelated. And every time you allow a Republican to come to power over the “centrist lib”, you do the super rich a massive favor.
Please before bothering me any more on this site, take the time to actually read what has been said you’ve now made this ridiculous completely unrelated statement twice now.
More pathetic posturing to obscure your weak argument. That’s all this is. It’s not my fault you’re too goddamn stupid to understand either why they put money in politics nor how you actually help them.
“Billionaire” is a buzzword now? Lol.
there kinda already is kicked off by bernie in 2015, The DSA (Democratic Socialists America) has made AOC and Mamdani big and also a number of less prominent figures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_America
A-fuckin-men! I hope the dnc also gets their head out of their ass and starts embracing the left side.
NYC and Virginia are proof that different polities require different approaches.
“Proof”
You know how can I tell when I’m right? When this piss poor attempt at a response is all you can offer.
One or two examples of a thing is not “proof” of anything.
OK then, so Mamdani’s win was ALSO meaningless, right? It doesn’t mean anything about a progressive push in the party?
You see how your arguments works both ways? NYC and the state of Virginia are different places. Why are you so upset that Dems won in VA? They wouldn’t have won there running Mamdani’s campaign because the entirety Virginia is the not the municipality of NYC.
OK then, so Mamdani’s win was ALSO meaningless, right?
No.
It doesn’t mean anything about a progressive push in the party?
Didn’t say that either. It’s not proof that the party is getting more progressive. He didn’t exactly earn their full throated endorsement.
You see how your arguments works both ways?
No. My “arguments” was that that one or two examples dont constitute a “proof” about any grander strategy being used.
. Why are you so upset that Dems won in VA?
Oh I see we’re just doing full blown straw men now.
In that case, it’s the same reason you are so upset about some shit that you didn’t say anything about.
They wouldn’t have won there running Mamdani’s campaign
That’s true. Virginians don’t care about free buses in New York. They’d probably have to make the campaign address Virginia.
because the entirety Virginia is the not the municipality of NYC.
Hard truths here in this post.
Fact is, the more progressive candidate won by 15 points. Not sure how this proves anything about what would have happened had an even more progressive candidate run.
The DNC is owned by billionaires, the sort the DNC chair Ken supports and defends their right to play economic kingmaker.
There is zero chance the DNC gets their head out unless a leftist somehow takes over ala Mandani.
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Deranged.
Absolutely pathetic response. You can’t do better than that?
So we somehow made Trump win but also got a Democrat elected? Sound logic.
Yeah, it’s almost like there were separate elections or something.
What a stupid fucking point. Yeah, both are true. 10 million “progressives” handed Trump the presidency in 2024. Now, a much more concentrated group of voters elected a Democrat as mayor pf NYC. There’s no “somehow” mystery about it.
10 million “progressives”
Didn’t give anything to trump. You’re either assuming Harris was entitled to something she never received, or do you actually think Dementia Don convinced a lot of voters to cross the spectrum?
Didn’t give anything to trump.
They gave Trump the country. They gave him a get-out-of-jail free card. Pathetic fucking phonies who don’t even REMOTELY give a fuck about the issues they claim to care so deeply about.
You’re either assuming Harris was entitled to something she never received, or do you actually think Dementia Don convinced a lot of voters to cross the spectrum?
Dementia Don had the same number of voters in 2020. Somehow, those 10 million fucking idiots were able to vote for Biden but Harris “didn’t deserve it”? Maybe you can explain why a convicted felon child rapist deserved it instead. Because if you refused to vote for for her, you helped him come to power. You’re a Trump supporter. Hope you’re fucking proud.
It’s one thing to win a battle. It’s another to govern.
It remains to be seen if he can forge an alliance to govern the city.
Mr. Cardamom is now mayor of New York… The world may or may not be healing. I will remain cautiously optomistic.
Im Canadian and I heard that some people in NY were peddling the idea that mandatory halal food was going to be forced on all New Yorkers. I doubted the veracity of the story at first thinking I was reading the onion, but I know a bunch of people are stupid and racist enough to believe a racist lie like that
Halal food is delicious. I don’t see the problem.
That’s Mayor Cardamom now!
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How could a guy that was forced to resign as governor fail to get elected as mayor?!?!
NYT editorial staff in shambles.
Fuck them in particular
End of the world in 30 days!
I bet Trump is already saying that
Your satire is top notch ;)
Plot twist, he’s legitimately angry, and wearing a red hat.
…no, I’m just joking. Don’t flame him.
Working class, not middle class.
median class
This is very important. Too many people think policies that help the middle class help them, and its like, bitch, you do not own a house. You are less than 3 months worth of paychecks away from being on the street. You are not middle class.
Most people aren’t middle class anymore.
When politicians say middle class, its almost always so they can appeal to rich people while phrasing it as applying to you.
You are working class.
Just about everyone here is working class.
Working class is the median class.
Yes, I’ve heard. Thanks for the news!
It is crazy what giving people to vote for something, instead just voting against someone can produce some great results. Mamdani had to take on a class on billionaires and the old DNC leadership he who didn’t want to back him. It is funny af to see Chuck the leader of Dems show vote blue no matter who was fake. He most likely voted for Cuomo.
I will forever respect Sliwa for sticking it out. He’s a real one. Maybe Mamdani can make him the head of the parade department.
Curtis has great “confused but well-meaning Grandpa” vibes.
He was saying Zohran’s name wrong because he couldn’t remember it. Not because he was being an asshole.
He fell for the AI ad but still defended “cultural differences” as normal (and not a negative).
My point is, he’s wrong about a lot, but I’ll give him credit for trying.
Lowkey feel bad that he got crushed compared to Cuomo.
Thank him for his unnecessary service, again, in splitting the dickhead vote
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Yep, some people hate muslims, socialism, stuff like that.
10 bucks says a lot of that was bum-ass
east jerseyStaten island.Ay, shut it. Jersey remains solid blue. Everyone thought Jersey was going to be a close race and then it wasn’t.
Read my comment again, bud.
Typical jersey, always gotta be the center of attention. 😂
It’s hilarious as a Canadian, I’ve never been to NY but all the way back to watching shows like Seinfeld and other shows from back in the day based in NY, they all talk about Staten Island like it’s a whole different breed of crazy over there.
Staten Island is NYC’s trailer park.
(And they actually have a trailer park. Yes, there is technically a trailer park within NYC limits.)
Staten Island so crazy that R* didn’t know how to make fun of it in GTA IV and just left it out.
I’d also wager a number of republicans voted for Cuomo to try and block Mamdani
NYC has rank choice voting, so that doesn’t work
Only in the primary, not in the general election.
Why the fuck would they do that?!? Is changing that one of his campaign promises?
I don’t know why, but if I had to guess, because it was easier to get the amendment to the city charter passed if they excluded the general election. Once they prove it works maybe it will be easier to expand the scope.
I haven’t heard him mention it, but I bet he would be in favor of it.
That’s only for the primaries. For this round, you had to pick one.
Let’s go!!!
Wow who would’ve thought that listening to voters’ concerns about the economy, acknowledging their fears, and promising real change to address the most important issues facing them would be a viable way to win elections!
no it’s probably just because he’s young and posts good videos on social media right? /s
So you’re saying Democrats need to move politically to the right and promote the status quo, to appeal more to centrist voters?
I’m not them but I think there can be a difference in how we appear and what battles we choose vs. what we actually do when in office.
If every time someone brought a Democrat on any show - anywhere - and they just ignored the host and said “who cares, look how bad the fucking economy is”
And that was the only message. Nothing about social issues.
We’d be drowning in votes.
Guess how Dems won in Virginia…
Stop being so fucking simplistic. It’s a huge country and individual approaches need to be geared to what will best work in specific areas.
Feel like your response to my, admittedly facetious, comment is overly aggressive. Obviously tactics need to be geared towards the voters in a given area/election, but the original joke I responded to is that this seems like an obvious tactic that is not utilised nearly enough, and I agree with and was building on that.
Obviously tactics need to be geared towards the voters in a given area/election
Sadly, I don’t think that’s very obvious to many people around these parts. It’s full of uncompromising ideologues, the sort that put us in this mess in the first place.
I’m not downplaying Mamdani’s win. They will surely downplay the victory in Virginia.
I’m being heavily downvoted for making an objectively sensible statement based on the available evidence. We need to STOP dividing the party.
I might hazard to guess that some of the down votes are because of the aggressive tone you took, it doesn’t exactly invite a friendly discussion. I appreciate that politics are a charged subject at the best of times, but I think the anger needs to be channelled more effectively, maybe now more than ever. Which is to say that I fully agree with your statement about needing to avoid division.
No, it the content. People in here will downplay VA when both are important wins. I don’t take this cutthroat view, I’m happy to get wins where we can. I’m tire of people here refusing to acknowledge that more than their tactic can work.
Nope, not everyone downvoted because of the content. I enjoy down voting people who sound like assholes. And you fit the bill.
I expect people to downvote me when I talk like an asshole too. Which probably happens more often than I’d like to internalize.
Hard disagree, I’ve not seen a single person disagreeing with your points, only with the way you’ve raised them. Nor have I seen anyone express displeasure about the VA results, despite you talking about how ‘they’ are downplaying it.
In the interest of not stoking more argument, I would urge you to take a moment to read and parse the responses you’ve got here, and see if they natch up with what you think people are saying to you.
I’m being heavily downvoted for making an objectively sensible statement based on the available evidence. We need to STOP dividing the party.
No, you’re being rude and antagonistic to your supposed allies.
And you’re the one here dividing them. People are happy someone won the election, and saying this helps figure elections, and you seem offended people are happy about this.
No, people are happy we won THIS election, and so am I. I’m also happy we won in VA. Are you? Or do you deny that the centrist approach can ever work?
All the “establishment Dems” bullshit is how we have Trump again.
I’m also happy we won in VA. Are you?
Probably. I didn’t pay attention to VA, just my state ballot and NYC.
All the “establishment Dems” bullshit is how we have Trump again.
Correct, they lost to the biggest moron twice.
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I expect people to vote based on agreement or disagreement. And I’m not going coddle anybody, it IS fucking simplistic and it hurts the causes they supposedly dearly support.
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none of mamdanis campaign catered to right wing ideas.
No, the comment I replied to suggested acknowledging and addressing voters’ concerns, I sarcastically suggested the opposite.
Yeah, I read it as like:
“Huh, building our homes out of heavier, tougher bricks is a great way to prevent our houses from burning down.”
“Ah, I see! So we should build our houses out of twice as much wood!”
Kinda related to the trope “comically missing the point”, which, as you say, was the intent.
The unfortunate trouble with written communication, where you can’t pick up on tone as easily. I’m not a fan of using /s, as I think it takes away from the comment, but I can see how it can be helpful to avoid misunderstandings.
It begins.
Congratulations to Americans and new yorkers in particular! Hoping real change for quality of life succeeds
If they would let him get to work it would be great, unfortunately a lot of his energy in the first year will be fighting off Trump and other billionaires trying to remove him or throw roadblocks in his way.
At least he’s not alone. Seems newsom has been battening down the hatches quite fine already on how to fight back
Mayor ≠ Governor of a state
It’s gonna be a different fight
One can say this was obvious but we take every victory we can get. You can be too sure.
Chaney is dead, Mamdani wins? Good news for the nation as my personal life is shit.
Genuinely uplifting in a way. Thank you to all the NYC voters making a difference. And a big thank you to anyone to visits Chaney’s grave to piss on it.
Tonight, feel good. And tomorrow I hope things get better for you.
Hopefully they do. It’s bad news today personally, the person who’s been harassing my family since January, is now the manager of the place we live in. He’s tried to get us evicted before, and restrict things that other tenats use, and treat worse.
He’s harassed my brother, then me, then my dad. The management did nothing about his documented actions. Or his fistfights he has started and lost both times. Or this, or that. He’s genuinely a bad person.
And the new manager was going to be someone else, but the landlord kicked her out before she even stayed a full month.
