The reason Mamdani is so good, is that he gets shit done. I hope he's endorsed people who can also get shit done, otherwise he's gives fuel to the centrist critique that the left are a bunch of feckless idiots.
Considering the so-called centrists have failed to win elections nonstop, and bowed to fascism and unfettered capitalism, who gives a fuck what they say?
Exactly, these centrists are more upset with Mamdani than Trump and that should tell you everything you need to know.
He also has this air about him and the most infectious smile. The guy has a bright future in politics. If only the world weren't ending.
I'm so tired of this god damned second guessing.
"Yeah he's good BUT IS HE GOOD ENOUGH?!?"
Yeah its important not to put all our hopes and dreams on a politician and heroize them but we can also be hopeful that we may be starting to see the beginnings of needed change
I'm excited that a mamdani can win. And he is a great vessel for that change in many ways, he is one of the most profoundly charismatic and articulate politicians I have ever seen. And when we deserve more than his platform delivers then we keep working.
I dont think he has a magical ability to get things done, it just appears that way because the things he said he would do have a meaningful impact on people's lives.
Other mayors have basically been elected on a platform of maintaining the status quo.
My big comparison is to the string of mayors mayors in Seattle, who share similar political leanings, but appear to have have the execution power of rocks. He is like a million times more effective - and it makes a huge difference.
What do you think is the practical difference? I can't help but wonder what someone with the execution power of a rock does all day. Do they just roll into work and fire up their reddit machine?
From my perspective, it seems like Mamdani has a personal policy of finding things that will make a positive impact, no matter how small, and giving them the push they need to get done rather than letting them get bogged down by committees or fishing for funding.
A lot of politicians in similar positions spend their days wrangling and maneuvering, rather than finding a thing and just doing it.
No legislator can get shit done and judging them by that is a recipe for failure. They're one vote in 500. Legislative elections are about team building and shifting the Overton Window.
The legislators that brag about all the bills they pass aren't passing anything important.
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