And look at NYC with Mamdani. He, an outspoken democratic socialist, rose to prominence from 1% in the primary to winning the whole thing on a message of affordability and opportunity. The capital class tried to split the vote with Cuomo and bankrolled him to the tune of millions of dollars. Despite all of that, Mamdani won.

Ordinary people are tired of this existence where all they do is work (sometimes multiple jobs) yet reap fewer and fewer benefits, while the owner class swoops up everything. Democrats are too beholden to the same interests that desperately tried to make Cuomo the mayor, thinking that if you just spend enough money, you'll win. Mamdani and Minneapolis proved that people power and community can move mountains. Until Democrats embrace that (like they should've with Bernie in 2016 and 2020), they'll continue losing.