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Ok... so... who here thinks he'll end up shot sooner or later?
NYC Mayor is his top track, he wasn't born in the USA so that should limit his exposure nationally. He's a convenient strawman for the right so I'd say that keeps him safe but there are guns everywhere so who really knows.
The natural-born limitation only applies to the President/VP, there is no such requirement for cabinet positions, Governorship, or Congressional seats.
Now, this guy still has a general election to win, and if he wins, he still has to prove he can do the job. But assuming he does all that, and he's as capable as he says he is, then maybe in a decade New York will have this guy and AOC in the Senate instead of Chuck and Kirstin....
That's exactly my point, since he can't run for President, even if he's governor of NY he's still not really a threat to the power structure of the country, even Senator. He'd be Bernie 2.0 but unable to run for President. Not saying he wouldn't be influencing politics but it's a massive card off the table if he can't run himself.
Timing wise odds are he'll be in NYC long enough for Chuck to be replaced by someone else for 40 years. Kirstin seems firmly in her seat, so I'd say he's most likely Governor after mayor, just a moonshot guess.
The powerful regard speaking the truth as an existential threat, otherwise they wouldn't seek to silence him.
It might make some difference that while Bernie represents Vermont, Zohran would represent New York which is like the national headquarters of capitalism
But New York is probably the most world-wide well known city, and he's running for mayor in it with some rather European-left sentiments. That's no small thing.
Yeah but he can't elevate nationally and that really limits his splash. If the right wing media keep hyping him up that increases his profile but ultimately he's still only the mayor, even if it is NYC, he's not eligible to run for President and that's where the real danger would be.
So you're looking at him maybe turning into Bernie 2.0 is he became a Senator but without the ability to run for President.
I really don't think a president of the United States is all that powerful. Trump can't pull off anything if his party is against him, or if he doesn't have any powerful friends.
I don't get why people in America hype up the role of president so much.
Well that definitely used to be true. Now though?
The president can break any law he wants to break and cannot be held accountable even laws enshrined in the constitution, and the SCOTUS which is supposed to be a check on his power are enabling him instead.
The other branch of government is controlled by his lackeys who are afraid to defy him.
At this point the POTUS has all the power of a dictator.
In practice, the office is afforded quite a bit of unilateral power. Yes, other parts of the government can counteract, but at least in practice by default the executive branch can do quite a bit.
All these guys just say what the public wants to hear before election.
Behind the scenes, this guy wants to be a billionarie, and the way there is to make a political career, saying whatever is popular with the voters.
There is no risk of being shot because all this guy is doing is trying to get popular, just like every other political guy before him. He wont be able to get rid of billionaries even if he wanted to.
Possible, but we'll happily take that chance. Candidates like this are rare and you will face the same worry about anyone. I dont think we can just give up. Theres nothing down the road of letting the cynicism win, except maybe fleeing to another country.
Yeah I have given up on the system but you are right, its not much to gain from that attitude. I just cant change it for myself. Too much experience watching these guys.
You make a fair point though.
What can you gain from that attitude?
Low expectations can be helpful.
Yes, but all those other politicians tend to not be so... "extreme" with their crowd-pleasing language.
Possibly, but they are also not getting this kind of publicity. American politics seems to be about being very extreme in your views, and they dont have to be true, just appear to be on the peoples side.
Sanders hardly got any publicity. And like Sanders, I thi i This Guy gets some publicity now, but eventually the media will stop caring.
The only kinds of publicity that keeps going in the American media are extreme "America first! America number one!" type rhetoric, or the kind that's easily demonised.
Stuff that makes too much sense never lasts long.
This is after he won the election, though
He has not won the election. He won the primary. He now will enter the mayoral race for the general election against the Republican and third party candidates.
He's got the 'real' election ahead of him, and given that it's likely there are two independents in the race, hard to say what that will be.
That said, being too cynical and just ignoring what he says as lying right off the bat isn't going to do anyone any favors. Reward the mindset, punish betrayal if it happens. A healthy skepticism is good, but not a completely defeatist outlook.
I thought he was a nominee? Article says that anyway. But still, there is zero chance that any of these guys will make any changes that are helping the ordinary people and hurts billionaries. Its a system where they have money and power and most of the citizens do not.
People are desperate for hope, and thats why his strategy is working. It is simular to Trumps own strategy also. They all come out and act as if they represent the ordinary people, and everyone buys it every time.
Trump is doing exactly what he promised.
He promised to lower the cost of groceries. That isn't going so well.
Inflation is as 2.4%. A much as I hate to say it, it isnt that had.
What did he promise?
To continue the fear campaign and deportation based on skin color.. to hold up the status quo where industry is allowed to bypass all laws. To keep the poor man tricked into paying more taxes. Republican playbook as well as things written between the lines that are coming true. Project 2025..