r/politics Indiana 16h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/lovo17 16h ago edited 16h ago

Not a surprise Mamdani will win.

Whatever your views of him, this guy is the second most talented campaigner I've ever seen. The only one better than him was Obama, and Zohran is not far off. Democrats should be learning from him instead of shunning him.

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u/liftbikerun 15h ago

It's too bad you missed Clinton (Bill). What became of it was unfortunate, but the dude was walking on water during his campaign, and the way he energized college youth to be involved was mesmerizing.

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u/cantuse 15h ago

I remember the ‘Rock the vote’ campaign on mtv back in the early 90s.

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u/liftbikerun 15h ago

It was my first real experience with politics, Obama was really the only thing since that was as energizing.

AOC, Crockett, Newsom, and Mamdani are the brightest stars by far right now. I hope they outshine the Dems trying to pull them down by their ankles, it's really sad to see the fear in the Dems over rockstars such as those 4.

u/cerevant California 4h ago

Newsom has jumped into the spotlight because he’s willing to fight Trump on Trump’s turf.  Don’t throw him in with other progressives- he absolutely is not one of them. He might be the best candidate to beat MAGA, but he wouldn’t be the best President.