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Yamuna Ramachandran's avatar

The whole "Do we want to win elections or not" is why we're stuck with 112-year old Dems who are living in the past, thinking Trump will dutifully follow the law, because aw shucks, that's how it's always been done. I mean I'm not opposed to a 112-year old with vitality, but our current Dems are sleepwalking. Where are they as RFK is canceling the measles vaccine?

Is the election that clueless, ineffective 112-year-old, really a "win" in any sense beyond votes? Fetterman won. Manchin won. Gerry Connolly won the chairman post before passing away. But none of them really worked for us. So that's not a win, it's a loss.

Also, it is really weird for anyone to expect or want NYC to be this all-white city. Everything about the city would be gone. Neighborhoods. Foods. Restaurants. Fashion trends and fashion week. Parades. Festivals. There would literally be nothing to enjoy. Astoria is great! So is Hell's Kitchen – 9th ave international food market is a glorious little shop of spices and otherworldly feta cheese.

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The Mighty Librarian's avatar

I'm from Long Island, but I live in Georgia. My family is still there, so I keep up on NYC/Long Island/Tri-state area politics. I don't understand why people are so freaked out about Mamdani winning a primary for NYC mayor. Particularly, people who do not even live there or have any connection. But the reaction is absurd, from both parties, but honestly, the Democrats are the most disappointing. Does his win send a message? Yes. It says establishment Dems hooked their wagons to the wrong candidates, or their preferred candidates did not run a compelling enough campaign that would drive people out to vote for them. It says Democrats in NYC do not want an establishment candidate. It says they want change. And every time the establishment tries to stick their fingers in elections to get their preferred candidate into the general, it messes everything up.

I miss NY, immigrants and all. I've always been proud to be from NY because of its diversity and culture. I am trying to find a way to move back. I live in a blue area of Georgia, but I have had enough of the south. I enjoyed reading your take on things.

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