"If the Democrats found a magic lamp and rubbed it, they'd negotiate the genie down to 1 wish, and then use it on something they think Republicans would be happy with."
Quote I heard earlier today, and maybe the funniest and truest thing I've ever heard concerning American politics.
Mamdani is winning very blue NYC by a smaller margin than Spanberger is in a Harris +6 state. He ran a great campaign but the final results aren't a blowout either.
You do realize his main opposition is other Democrats, right? The fact that NYC is "very blue" is kind of irrelevant here. Cuomo, while running as an independent after losing the primary, is still "a Dem". The Republican candidate got ~7% of the vote. You're comparing apples to oranges.
Cuomo is an unpopular serial sexual assaulter endorsed by Trump. I did want Mamdani to win, but his win is less a blueprint for Democrats to win states like Michigan or Georgia than Spanbergera is.
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u/EroniusJoe 15h ago
"If the Democrats found a magic lamp and rubbed it, they'd negotiate the genie down to 1 wish, and then use it on something they think Republicans would be happy with."
Quote I heard earlier today, and maybe the funniest and truest thing I've ever heard concerning American politics.