cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32566109

Ken Klippenstein
Jul 01, 2025

"In a paragraph, let’s review: A machine politician, former governor and scion of a political dynasty lost to a 33-year-old Muslim, immigrant, and socialist who is unapologetically critical of Israel. The political ruling class and the news media assumed Andrew Cuomo, but more than that, they dismissed the people’s choice, assembling their pipe dream on the it’s-the-party-elder’s-turn proposition.

I didn’t expect Mamdani to win. I thought the Party machinery was unbeatable. I was wrong. I’ve learned some mind-bending lessons.

• Money Doesn’t Decide.
• Young People Do Vote.
• Saying Controversial Things is Okay "