I get and agree that more progressive candidates are a good thing, but how much unilateral power does the mayor of one city really have, even if it’s NYC? Why is everyone, up to the top of the US government, chiming in on it?

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Mandami is not a corporate candidate, he’s chosen by the people, and billionaires spent hundreds of millions of dollars to try to prevent him from winning. It’s a sign that the rich don’t have total control, and that their control may be slipping.