Morning Jolt: A Socialist Comes to Power Elsewhere in New York

On the menu today: The city of Buffalo, N.Y., is set to elect a socialist mayor, a development that is being overhyped by America's socialists and over-denounced by those who hate socialism; Senate Republicans may be giving away the store; the 2022 midterm-election-issue environment is starting to take shape; and an utterly mind-boggling decision by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

A Socialist Wins the Race to Become Mayor of Buffalo. Good Luck, Bills Fans

Yesterday, Matt Yglesias observed; "Not as covered as the NYC race, but socialists scored a big win in a Buffalo election where only 20,000 people voted. It cuts against their official narrative, but the Left’s true strength is low-turnout, low-salience races."

Great news, socialists. You've got big advantages when no one is paying attention.

There's a good chance you rarely think about the city of Buffalo, N.Y., unless you're eating chicken wings, watching coverage of a blizzard, or watching the NFL playoffs (and even that wouldn’t have been ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 24 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 24 2021 A Socialist Comes to Power Elsewhere in New York On the menu today: The city of Buffalo, N.Y., is set to elect a socialist mayor, a development that is being overhyped by America's socialists and over-denounced by those who hate socialism; Senate Republicans may be giving away the store; the 2022 midterm-election-issue environment is starting to take shape; and an utterly mind-boggling decision by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. A Socialist Wins the Race to Become Mayor of Buffalo. Good Luck, Bills Fans Yesterday, Matt Yglesias observed; "Not as covered as the NYC race, but socialists scored a big win in a Buffalo election where only 20,000 people voted. It cuts against their official narrative, but the Left’s true strength is low-turnout, low-salience races." Great news, socialists. You've got big advantages when no one is paying attention. There's a good chance you rarely think about the city of Buffalo, N.Y., unless you're eating chicken wings, watching coverage of a blizzard, or watching the NFL playoffs (and even that wouldn’t have been ...   READ MORE

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