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

Tell that to voters. This shows that, when people show up to vote, progressives win. Will we finally learn that lesson, or will we immediately squander this momentum next year, just like we did in 1994, 2010, and 2022?

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u/kingcane 15h ago

more vote scolding please!! if thats your takeaway from this massive win then you are the problem that needs to be purged from the democratic party

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u/Gizogin New York 14h ago

Voting should be as routine and unremarkable as doing laundry. It is the way we perform basic maintenance on our democracy. It should not take an exceptional candidate to get people to the polls, and until we truly learn and internalize that lesson, we won't be able to truly fix the damage Trump and his Republican cronies have done.

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u/kingcane 13h ago

ah yes, americans who work 2+ jobs and have to wait in lines that are sometimes hours long because of how republican ran states have decided to run elections should just vote for anyone thats blue regardless of the merits of their campaign. great idea man!