Why Candidates In 2026 Democratic Primaries Around the City (And Nationwide) Refuse to Disagree with Each Other on Policy. (Plus, a Podcast Announcement!)
This probably also just shows that “candidate quality matters”, as Mitch McConnel would say. I know so many people who voted for Mamdani and I don’t think they would ever vote for someone so far left ever again. It is because he seemed like a competent, smart guy who seemed really nice and earnest and who wanted to do a good job.
I find both Goldman and Lander to be annoying and it’s definitely not because of ideology since I kinda like Mamdani. Candidate quality matters!
Do we really think Lander could land punches that would sway Lower Manhattan towards Malliotakis? Or is there a more moderate candidate Lander’s worried about? Is the gerrymandered district that much more competitive?
The new NY-11 would have voted for Harris 51-47 in 2024. It’s pretty swingy. With that said, it’s true that it’s hard to imagine how many voters there are who a) are paying enough attention to hear Lander’s criticisms, and b) would respond by voting for Malliotakis or not voting if they did hear them. Hard to know though… https://x.com/decisiondeskhq/status/2024547612666261652?s=46
Just subscribed and, quite frankly, ready to unsubscribe. (I live in the 12th. In fact my family has lived in the 12th since, oh, the 1890s or so.)
Quite frankly, the fact that some candidates (the author of this article even more so) are working from focus-group points that tell them what's to be considered unimportant doesn't mean the voters won't call them to account--kinda like Kamala Harris thinking she could get away with not taking about Gaza and look how that worked out.
Ghost Runner, I wish you luck in whatever consultant job you're angling for. I don't see that I have much to learn from you.
NY-13 and NY-15 have very different dynamic! Please report on them. Two corporate/insider/AIPAC hack incumbents (Espaillat and Torres) who are failing their constituents vs. True progressive who maybe can win (in NY-24 Darailiza with Justice Dem, DSA, and maybe NYPAN and WFP? In NY-15 mainstream progressive Blake? Long shot real progressive Nemorin)
This probably also just shows that “candidate quality matters”, as Mitch McConnel would say. I know so many people who voted for Mamdani and I don’t think they would ever vote for someone so far left ever again. It is because he seemed like a competent, smart guy who seemed really nice and earnest and who wanted to do a good job.
I find both Goldman and Lander to be annoying and it’s definitely not because of ideology since I kinda like Mamdani. Candidate quality matters!
Do we really think Lander could land punches that would sway Lower Manhattan towards Malliotakis? Or is there a more moderate candidate Lander’s worried about? Is the gerrymandered district that much more competitive?
The new NY-11 would have voted for Harris 51-47 in 2024. It’s pretty swingy. With that said, it’s true that it’s hard to imagine how many voters there are who a) are paying enough attention to hear Lander’s criticisms, and b) would respond by voting for Malliotakis or not voting if they did hear them. Hard to know though… https://x.com/decisiondeskhq/status/2024547612666261652?s=46
Just subscribed and, quite frankly, ready to unsubscribe. (I live in the 12th. In fact my family has lived in the 12th since, oh, the 1890s or so.)
Quite frankly, the fact that some candidates (the author of this article even more so) are working from focus-group points that tell them what's to be considered unimportant doesn't mean the voters won't call them to account--kinda like Kamala Harris thinking she could get away with not taking about Gaza and look how that worked out.
Ghost Runner, I wish you luck in whatever consultant job you're angling for. I don't see that I have much to learn from you.
Quite frank
NY-13 and NY-15 have very different dynamic! Please report on them. Two corporate/insider/AIPAC hack incumbents (Espaillat and Torres) who are failing their constituents vs. True progressive who maybe can win (in NY-24 Darailiza with Justice Dem, DSA, and maybe NYPAN and WFP? In NY-15 mainstream progressive Blake? Long shot real progressive Nemorin)
This is a fair point.