New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, once a figure of contention among leaders from both major political parties, has seen a remarkable surge in his political standing just six months into office.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist, a prominent figure on the progressive left, has garnered unexpected praise from both Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

He has also emerged as the face of the region’s sports renaissance. Now, days before New York’s primary elections,

  • VAK@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Trump never stood against a progressive. I agree there’s no progression wave, but Mamdani did not just get lucky. He took care of people’s concerns better.

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      13 days ago

      I’ve written this far too many times.

      Bayard Rustin was a gay man who worked closely with MLK. Rustin was as important as anyone to getting the March organized. He never once pushed King to speak on gay rights, because they both knew that ‘doing the right thing’ would kill the movement.

      There’s nothing noble about letting fascists win because of your ‘morality.’