It isn't about winning the election. It is about the successful repudiation of long-held political beliefs and norms.
Mamdani's winning proves to future American political candidates that taking a firm, conscientious stance against the well-funded and organized machinery of the ruling elite- against all odds- can still result in victory. And that is of far greater value than anything he might accomplish during his term as mayor.
How many other Mamdanis are out there- encouraged by his victory and ready to flip the script in 2026 and beyond?
Do you know what that's like to transport coke these days? You've got to deal with the ------- U.S. Navy all over the place. You've got frogmen. You got EC-2 aircraft with satellite tracking ----. You got ------- Bell 2-09 assault choppers up your ass, man. Narco traffickers are losing one out of every nine loads. It's no duck walk anymore, let me tell you.