I'm glad it's over but feel sad that it had to be included in such an otherwise largely shameful bill that will probably cause harm due to public service cuts.
I think the aftermath of the next few years may spark a reaction for the better. I think a lot of people who got behind Trump are going to wake up and realize they got screwed. I think we're going to see the people who use weird words that scare minorities away are going to be driven out as well as tired establishment like Democrats Andrew Cuomo. Mamdami looks like the future, not so much because of his policies but because of his style. He's soft spoken and plain spoken, he talks about voters and his campaign, not about himself. People who interview him who aren't inclined to agree with his policies walk away saying "He was a really nice guy and he listened to me" and that's something that really terrifies the current political class.
https://mastodon.social/@anildash@me.dm/114784543323240972
The smarter centrists get it
https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-two-theories-of-zohran
It's just so cringe to seem anybody getting behind Cuomo or Adams. We've got to put that old corrupt New York machine and the politicians who are part of it out to pasture.
https://youtube.com/shorts/IOFU8abI47c
(It seems like Mamdani should be able to do that without looking like a traitor tho. Also disregard that everything else screams fratboy Trudeau in that yt short)
Most worrying to the dems (on top of the antiestab look) might be that he's Muslim. Farsi to my ears. Hope they don't harp on that Or maybe they should, in the primaries, so that he builds some immunity
Unlikely+hilarious (but exciting) were he to join forces with Elon
Edits: after reading your Nate Silver link