More: Centering the mayoral debate on countering President Donald Trump encourages everyone to ignore all the issues Mamdani doesn’t want voters thinking about, like how to make the streets and subways safe, the public schools functional and the local economy growing. Truth is, it mainly appeals to the vanity of his Democratic Socialists and their cheerleaders: Already imagining that their guy’s surprise victory (in a Democratic primary) puts America on the brink of a new socialist era, they now get to also dream of Mamdani somehow turning the tide against Bad Orange Man. New York City has zero leverage over the federal government, except perhaps 1) Wall Street’s money — which socialists can’t direct except via their trust funds — and 2) whatever power the national media has left — when the media’s already done its damnedest to stop Trump.
Author: Post Editorial Board
Published at: 2025-08-12 22:24:31
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