I’ve never stepped on a stage before and felt so numb by shock and disbelief. I cannot believe the energy and the community I saw last night. Thanks for making me cry Philly.
If you’re in DSA, you have to put all your attention right now on Francesca Hong. If a DSA member wins the governorship in a swing state Trump won….all bets are off
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.
The ironic part about every compliment we’ve gotten about the World Cup is what the guests are falling in love with is Diversity. It’s the thing that actually makes this place worth staying in and why we can’t allow it to be destroyed.
Or maybe they are 20-22 years old and are very emotional about making the NBA Finals for the first time because they love the game so much?
The way some want to paint the worst picture for their narratives is ridiculous.