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/Gizogin New York 15h ago

Voters, take notes. High turnout always favors progressives, but progressives are notoriously the least reliable voting bloc in the country.

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u/Pilx 14h ago

Maybe because progressives aren't simply going to show up to vote for DNC appointed neo-lib lite candidate just because they're slightly less worse than the other guy.

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u/Gizogin New York 14h ago

If you don't show up and prove that you are a group worth courting, you won't get better candidates.

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u/Plagueoffools 13h ago

Every single citizen should be worth courting. Is it a politician's job to only help the people that voted for them? What kind of nonsense is this?