Tuesday’s results leave Republicans reeling as Democrats consolidated power in governors’ offices, state courts, attorney general seats, and city halls, reshaping political dynamics in three key states ahead of the midterms and the 2028 election. The outcome also represents a major defeat for President Donald Trump, who worked frantically to rally support for Republicans and even issued threats in an attempt to defeat Mamdani.
Maybe him saying “barely” is hyperbole, but a candidate as good as Mandami only being 9 points ahead of an openly corrupt rapist without official support from a party in New York of all places doesn’t fill me with hope going forward.
9 points is a ton. That’s the kind of margin you get gerrymandering a district to hell. That means you won the election, and very probably the next one too
Red and blue states are the color they are by like a 5 point tilt in either direction
This was a fight between two Democratic candidates - this was the neo-liberal uniparty vs progressives
9 points is very, very meaningful in this context
He is a muslim democratic socialist that was unkown a year ago. You don’t realize how much people fear islam taking control or socialism to take control. 8% lead is really impressive
Something something New York terrorism
Yeah that’s kind of my point, some 40% of people in New York would still rather vote for the rapist because racism against Muslims and socialism fearmongering
It is more complex than that. The usa is a very individualistic country. People think mostly about themselves before others. So in many of the people who voted for Cuomo they said I would rather vote for a sex offender then a muslim who will implement sharia law and make their lives unlivable which is of course a rediculous thing to think about
I also though your point was that Mamdani winning by 8% is not imperessive