Mayor Mandani Fits Right into New York City

New York City, the and heart, center and seat of American capitalism, is moving to Florida, Texas and the internet. America should not be shocked by Zohran Mamdani’s win. Let’s look at today’s New York City. The Senate Minority Leader is New Yorker Senator Chuck Schumer, who is steadily, consistently moving to the left of the Democratic Party. He’s scared of a primary challenge by the best-known Representative from New York City, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AOC was once a capitalist who moved to the Democratic Socialist Party when her marketing idea failed. It’s easier to take money from those who succeed rather than earning It on your own. The House Minority Leader is Representative Hakeen Jeffries of New York City. A great photo was published a week ago at a rally on October 26 in Queens. Three New Yorkers embraced: Mamdani, AOC and Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator from Brooklyn. That’s today New York City. We also have the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney, Alvan Bragg, a George Soros District Attorney. New York Attorney General Letitia James hails from Brooklyn. Her campaign plank was to prosecute Donald Trump. Mandani’s campaign was simple: FREE! FREE! FREE! Schumer and Jeffries believe in SPEND! SPEND! SPEND! That’s appealing to a dispirited populace who no longer believe the American Dream and upward mobility exists in New York City. Many New Yorkers have left the City and the State for warmer climes, such as Florida and Texas. Many more will vote with their feet. Tax and Tax, Spend and Spend, Elect and Elect was the mantra of FDR. It works. New Yorkers today support raising taxes on the rich. The New York City of Rudy Guiliani is no more. It was gone under the 8 years of Major Bill de Blasio, who Mamdani looks up to. New Yorkers have short memories of the 8 years of de Blasio decay. Let’s not read too much into America from New York City. The neighboring Nassau County reelected the Republican Bruce Blakeman as County Executive. The Republican District Attorney was also reelected while in the adjoining Suffolk County the Republican District Attorney was unopposed. The liberal incumbent mayors of Minneapolis and Portland won reelection over Democratic Socialists. Jacob Frey, the ineffectual Mayor of Minneapolis, let the city be looted and burned during the George Floyd riots. Mayor Bruce Harrell is holding onto a lead against a radical in progressive Seattle. Zohran Mandani was elected Mayor of New York when he won the primary by a plurality. The “D” after his name was a guarantee of election in the general election in a city where Republicans are an endangered species. His opponent was the incompetent, sexual harasser, ex-Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, who was loaded with baggage.