Paine
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You’re still missing the point. Nobody’s saying every city is NYC. But what this proves is that clear, material messaging can overcome the smears, even when the whole machine lines up against it. If that doesn’t challenge your theory, I don’t know what will.Political suicide *outside of the most liberal areas* which NYC happens to be. I’ve seen the Mamdani groundswell firsthand and had plenty of conversations around town that made me believe a win was possible here. HERE. In NYC. Not many other places.
Here’s what I said and you have now selectively reframed:
Mamdani didn’t win because NYC is liberal. He won because he organized. Same way AOC beat Crowley. There’s no magic win button for socialists, not even in New York. If it were a layup, the establishment wouldn’t have thrown $25 million at stopping him.