Trying to beat the mad rush: As Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani surges ahead in New York City’s mayoral race, residents are racing to secure homes in the leafy, affluent enclaves of Connecticut and Westchester County — driven by anxieties over … Continue reading →
First, a disclaimer: I don’t have the definitive answer. Second: why would I care? I guess it’s because I’m interested in what makes people tick, and especially interested in political change. Most such change goes from left to right. But … Continue reading →
We can’t really blame it on Biden; certainly not totally, because who knows how much input he had into so many things that occurred during his presidency? But it was indeed his presidency during which the apparatus of the federal … Continue reading →
Lovely guy, that Mamdani. Here’s what I’m talking about: Speaking at a New York University event in September 2023, Democratic socialist state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani made one of his most despicable, antisemitic remarks yet. He said, “We have to make … Continue reading →
It seems inevitable that Mamdani will win in New York City and become its new mayor. However, he’s done so poorly in the debates – against even a lackluster and much-despised Andrew Cuomo – that the polls have supposedly tightened: … Continue reading →
Milei wasn’t running; he’s not up for re-election until 2027. This was a midterm election in which polls said his party wasn’t doing well. But it seems the polls were wrong Fancy that. And Trump apparently had a role in … Continue reading →
Or is it the other way around? I’ve never thought to compare those two places before, although they’re both cities. Climate, demographics, location, history, style – all are very very different. But in terms of mayoral races, they sound surprisingly … Continue reading →
Only thing is – it almost certainly won’t be a 2-person race. Here’s the poll: The newly released report by Gotham Polling and the city AARP found that 44.6% of New Yorkers would vote for Mamdani if Sliwa quit the … Continue reading →
It’s too late for Democrats in Virginia to get a replacement, and so they’re sticking with the deathwish-on-opponents-fantasizing Jay Jones, their candidate for AG. They idea is that the “D” after his name will be enough, and perhaps it will. … Continue reading →
Miranda Devine sees a reduction, though: But as Trump chalks up wins against the odds, and as more people become aware of the Hillary-Obama origins of Russiagate and all the other attempts to sabotage his first term, bankrupt and jail … Continue reading →
… makes me nostalgic for a time when the sort of reasonable opinions he expresses about the opposition were commonplace in Democrats. Back then, I was a Democrat, too. It’s ironic that it’s Fetterman who’s not on the “Republicans are … Continue reading →
From NY GOP mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa: Said Sliwa: “I’m the only one standing between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, who I call Zohran lite.” I suppose it’s the case that Sliwa is standing between them, since otherwise it would … Continue reading →