Nah, see what fake progressives do is talk a big game, then during their acceptance speech they say “good game, opponent” and make it clear they’ll listen to everyone. Once they made the sale, they stop selling… They don’t want people to remember the campaign promises, they go back to vibes
Mamdani doubled down, he was like “look at all these people who tried to ratfuck me and we still won! Okay, so remember, the plan is free buses, free childcare, raise taxes on the wealthy a little, and maybe test to waters see if I can talk the NYPD into fighting ICE”
I don’t know how the guy keeps it up. I thought he’d take a few days to sleep or something, but he’s still everywhere somehow
Yeah, exactly… He won and didn’t take a break, he kept the momentum up
The day after his victory, he got on stage and laid out his game plan. For the next few months he’s building out his staff and meeting with key people… Which is boring, but that is how you get an agenda passed
Normal politicians would be doing a victory lap, he’s using the energy of a big win to build his narrative
Politics move on momentum and stories. It’s ok to believe in things, and in people, in fact it’s necessary if we don’t want to continue to let the world rot around us
I agree, it’s a good sign. Mamdani won, in part, because of the insane level of grassroots support he had. In concrete terms, that means having lots of regular people help you by knocking on doors and helping you make inroads to their local community. Whilst the kind of work that it takes to get someone elected is super different to what would help when someone is in office, so far I am hopeful that Mamdani will be able to continue working with and leveraging the grassroots support he has. For that, keeping up momentum is useful.
Nah, see what fake progressives do is talk a big game, then during their acceptance speech they say “good game, opponent” and make it clear they’ll listen to everyone. Once they made the sale, they stop selling… They don’t want people to remember the campaign promises, they go back to vibes
Mamdani doubled down, he was like “look at all these people who tried to ratfuck me and we still won! Okay, so remember, the plan is free buses, free childcare, raise taxes on the wealthy a little, and maybe test to waters see if I can talk the NYPD into fighting ICE”
I don’t know how the guy keeps it up. I thought he’d take a few days to sleep or something, but he’s still everywhere somehow
Bud, he’s not actually IN OFFICE yet. Maybe give him a few months before you throw yourself at him.
I’m glad he won, but lots of people—most people imo—stop at that
Yeah, exactly… He won and didn’t take a break, he kept the momentum up
The day after his victory, he got on stage and laid out his game plan. For the next few months he’s building out his staff and meeting with key people… Which is boring, but that is how you get an agenda passed
Normal politicians would be doing a victory lap, he’s using the energy of a big win to build his narrative
Politics move on momentum and stories. It’s ok to believe in things, and in people, in fact it’s necessary if we don’t want to continue to let the world rot around us
I agree, it’s a good sign. Mamdani won, in part, because of the insane level of grassroots support he had. In concrete terms, that means having lots of regular people help you by knocking on doors and helping you make inroads to their local community. Whilst the kind of work that it takes to get someone elected is super different to what would help when someone is in office, so far I am hopeful that Mamdani will be able to continue working with and leveraging the grassroots support he has. For that, keeping up momentum is useful.