Nick explains how the the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) win elections. They're putting the work in with 30,000 volunteers, and it's getting them results.
"There's a lesson in there for Republicans."
Thereโs a hypothetically defensible version of rent stabilization where your goal is to smooth out price increases so people can make predictable, multi-year commitments in housing. This argument doesnโt support 0% rent hikes!
AOC: For me, I have made very clear that one of my priorities in a leader determination is securing public housing financing for New York City. And Leader Jeffries has made his prioritization for the residents of public housing very clear. And for that reason, I will be supporting Hakeem Jeffries for leader.
REMINDER: Julian Assangeโs Wikileaks revealed that the US๐บ๐ธ views major financial institutions such as the World Bank and IMF as unconventional "weapons" to be used against adversaries.
Velshi: "How do you respond to allegations that you're a communist?"
Darializa Avila Chevalier: "For far too long, this reactive conversation of what we should be afraid of has prevented us from being able to have a politics Democrats can identify win."
sorry to be that friend thatโs too woke but i think that lady who stole the trash can is gross and weird but it feels like a lot of people are relishing in her being fired from her DEI job for ratherโฆ right-wing coded reasons
Germans are so funny we are having a " dinner night " and she told everyone that we dont need to bring stuff bc she is making food and then she made 2 bruschetta for everyone as dinner....
I'm not running for office. But if I were, these are some of the lessons I'd take away from what happened in NY yesterday.
1. Authenticity is measurable. Voters can smell a focus group from a mile away.
2. Endorsements from the current Democratic leadership now read like warnings. The establishment wing of the party is no longer a sword. It's a question mark.
3. Conviction beats caution. The candidates who said hard things about rent, about who pays for what, about Gaza, they won. The triangulators lost.
4. Cost of living is everything. Everything else is wallpaper.
5. The middle is not a strategy. It's an empty room. Voters reached past the establishment to grab someone who actually believes something.
6. Don't fear the base. Court it. The Democrats who ran from their own voters lost. The ones who ran toward them won.
7. If you want to lead a party you have to be willing to fight inside it. Mamdani didn't ask permission. He took the field.
The lesson under the lessons: the country is tired of being managed. People want to be led.