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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
      14·
      2 hours 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.

      • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        45 minutes ago

        Miller might even prefer the outcome where the regime falls around him. He’s a mediocre man with delusions of adequacy, and he’s not at the very top of the pyramid.

        There’s something that tends to happen to men like that in regimes like this. What generally happens is that they are “given the courtesy” of being allowed to shoot themselves in the head after a major fuckup. Which will happen, because he isn’t actually good at anything except yelling at people and acting tough.

        The worst the democratic socialists are likely to do to him is a trial and prison time. Even if he’s executed, he’ll at least get a trial.

      • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        2 hours 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.)

        • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          I’m not particularly worried about any current members of the administration or any prominent figures on the right taking Trump’s place. They have been trying for years now to recapture the bottled-lightning that is Trump’s unique blend of authentic contempt and straightforward dishonesty.

          Instead they keep parading JD Vance around, but the guy can’t hold anyone’s attention, he’s boring and talks like a politician even when he’s saying authoritarian bullshit. Trump’s base will wander off, disinterested. Or at least, not be inclined to respond to him the way they did with Trump.

          Remember, Jan 6th capitol riots were just Trump “weapon testing” his political capital, showing the party that he had a tight leash and control over his base. Having even a minority constituent base who is loyal to your every word without question, and are armed and loyal voters, is worth more than swing states and policy debates. This is why Trump has been able to walk all over everyone and everything.

          I cannot picture that crowd being “tamed” by anyone else. They’re going to fracture into a thousand pieces when Trump dies, and Vance will be a well-funded but useless Lame Duck, unable to make traction in Congress and Senate.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      5·
      5 hours ago

      Trump already threatened to withhold funding for the city. Something I have no doubt he’ll make good on.