I agree that he will be an influence on the party going forward. We will see others, especially newer politicians, adopt some aspects of how he talks about and frames issues.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Fiorello LaGuardia.

One I'm from nyc and lets not pretend nyc is a good stand in for the rest of the US. Also he was just elected he could crash and burn as mayor being and campaigning are very different.

While we have always run away from NYC as a party, at least since the 70s when there was a reason to run away from it. Sticking with that mindset now that Mamdani has won on themes that even more moderate candidates agree with while winning voters that Trump took from us just a year ago with would be a (classic DNC) mistake.

If little old Albuquerque can have free buses, free childcare and free college, don’t see why a state with lots of money can’t do it. It’s priorities and he ran on priorities.

The Republicans are so freaking out today - Laura Loomer is blaming it on the anti-war Republicans.

how many white christian congress critters are openly antisemitic/racist?...more than I can count...

so I'm giving Mamdani a wide berth to make decisions that benefit all New Yorkers..and if he disappoints then I'll pass judgment...

his politics are relevant to me as a resident of New Mexico. I don't recall the last NYC mayor who had the tiniest impact on national politics.

We already have free college for NM residents and free day care for all thanks to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Oh yes we also have a budget surplus. One might think Democrats should be looking at her because she has real accomplishments and not just promises.

If Albuquerque can have free buses, I don’t see why NYC can’t. Michelle is great and thinks of the people of NM and how to improve their lives. She was also willing to spend millions for SNAP benefits if the gov didn’t come thru.

I think his politics are relevant as he said in one of his debates, he is putting NY over visiting Israel. The Republican Party is basically having a Republican civil war over this issue right now. Everything is interconnected.

And I just voted for Tim Keller to keep up the good work in Albuquerque.

Obama is a centrist. I don’t believe Mamdani could win a Statewide election. He is a strong candidate in Detroit and NYC only. We can’t forget that he is a Muslim in a country that elected Trump twice.

Let’s please not get ahead of ourselves.

Just my opinion of course.

Like, Hakeem Jeffries can get on my nerves at times because I feel like he's consciously emulating Obama and it puts me off. He's not the only one I feel this way about but is a convenient example. Mamdani, who I just heard give a speech last night for the first time, and was very impressed with, doesn't give me that same kinda-wannabe vibe. The similarities are there, but they're less glaring and forced-feeling. The intangibles, if you will

And I appreciate his intelligence. But he also won because he’s creative in marketing himself and very internet savvy. The young can connect in seconds over social media and him having this social media expertise really pulled in the young.

Reminds me of another Dem with an ethnic name and a hope-and-change agenda from 20 years ago. People called him a socialist and communist, too.