Yesterday was a small test of the political temp of the nation with a few elections for a gauge.
The big story was the NYC mayoral race…..
It’s Mamdani. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after fending off Democrat-turned-independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. The AP called the race about 35 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday. The race had taken on national implications because President Trump repeatedly called out Mamdani as a “communist” and threatened to withhold federal money from the city should he win.
Trump endorsed another criminal Cuomo….a loser.
Next is the vote in California…..Prop 50….
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the US House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Trump’s agenda, the AP reports. The approval of Proposition 50 gives Democrats a shot at winning as many as five additional seats, just enough to blunt Texas Republicans’ move to redraw their own maps to pick up five GOP seats at Trump’s urging. Texas’ move and California’s response have kicked off a flurry of redistricting efforts around the country, with Republican states appearing to have an edge. Deeply blue California is Democrats’ best opportunity to make up seats.
Another test on all this redistricting crap being pulled by the GOP.
Virginia gets it first woman, a Dem, as governor…..
The first big race on Tuesday’s ballot has been called: Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race in Virginia and will become the first woman to hold the seat, reports the AP. The former congresswoman defeated Winsome Earle-Sears, the current GOP lieutenant governor, with the AP calling the race about an hour after polls closed at 7. Spanberger had a comfortable lead in the polls heading into Election Day following a campaign that put a focus on the Trump administration’s mass federal layoffs—a big issue in the state.
The next governors race was also a win for the Dems…..
New Jersey, where Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated former GOP state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli, reports the AP, which called the race about 90 minutes after polls closed at 8. Sherrill’s victory came after Abigail Spanberger won in Virginia. The New Jersey race had been closely watched because President Trump loomed large—the president endorsed Ciattarelli, and Sherrill depicted her opponent as someone who would do whatever the president ordered.
I see Vance’s half-brother went down in defeat….another win….
All in all so far the Dems were the big winner for the day…..is that good news?
Yes but it will not hold for long…..no time to rest and pat oneself on the back….there is plenty of work to be done before the upcoming mid-terms.
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I’d think there is going to be a great deal of screaming and shouting in the WH this morning. Their attempts to demonize Mamdani seem to have backfired badly on them. Now I’m waiting to see how what’s his name and his sycophants try to retaliate against NYC.
Already reports of Donny going full rabid about the losses (teehee)…..the name calling should start soon…..chuq
I’ve been busy all day working with the lasers so I haven’t seen or heard any news reports or checked with the usual forums I follow but yeah, he’s going to go straight through the roof I’d think. He already threatened to cut off all federal funds being funneled to NYC for any purpose at all if Mamdani got elected. I suspect we’ll be seeing national guard troops from places like florida and texas being deployed there and ICE moving in big time and declaring it a ‘special enforcement area” and causing as much disruption as possible. He’s already had NYC and NY state in his sights for some time because of his convictions for tax fraud.
GF he is seething and you know what that means? chuq
Mamdani has openly declared that he will arrest Netenyahu if he dares to set foot in NYC again. I fear Mossad will not forgive that, and I feel sure that they will try to assassinate him and blame someone else.
Best wishes, Pete.
So far I like the guy….but he has not been sworn in…..something could change. chuq
I just read a blog post where the person was NOT in favor of Mamdani and even noted some of his strong reservations about him. (For all intent and purposes., this blogger leans Democrat.) As for the way I see it — of course he’s not perfect (is anyone besides Trump?), but in this day and age, I think we NEED a shake-up … even if it’s not all that we might want.
Overall, I was encouraged that so many Democrats did so well. But the mid-terms will be the REAL test.
It is encouraging indeed…..but there are questions in my mind. I will be posting soon on the shape of political sway……chuq
I’m not surprised you’re seeing Dems who don’t like him. I’ve been hearing the same things here. Part of it is, frankly, prejudice against Muslims in general. Part of it is, as the old saying goes, if you shout a lie loud enough and often enough sooner or later even people who should know better begin to believe it. And the far right has been doing everything it can to demonize him ever since he first decided to run for mayor of the city.