Be advised that over the next 12 months, the regime will pull all and every bit of chicanery including hiring Heather Honey and many election deniers, along with attempting Marshall Law through a concocted war in order to cancel future elections. PLEASE MAINTAIN YOUR ECONOMIC STRATEGY, REPUBLICANS.
Paul I 100% agree, ive laid out what i can see will be the majour hurdles for Mamdani, they may interest you, its in the long reply i just made, if you cant find it i can drop it into this reply feed next , just let me know.
It is karma that an rabid socialist Muslim is elected into the heart of rabid Catholic capitalism. I cannot imagine a more extreme contest of two opposites having to live with each other. We see how that plays out in Israel.
If Mamdani's solution is to tax the rich to make up for the shortfall on the poor you will see a huge sucking sound as the elites depart for higher ground elsewhere. NY is just too expensive for the average person. Let the rich eat cake and let them fix their problems and not subsidize them with the poor.
Truth be told, there are too many people in NYC. Why is it that we have all our financial wealth like Wall Street concentrated into one city in the days of the internet? We need to diversify our population throughout the nation and stop the concentration into megacities.
The billionaires who funded $40+ million in anti-Mamdani campaigns aren't threatening to leave because of taxes. They're fighting because rent freezes and affordable housing construction threaten real estate investment returns. That's about protecting asset values, not tax rates.
Mamdani can't implement his agenda without Albany approval for tax increases, and Governor Hochul has already said she won't support them. The City Council opposes his housing reforms. Chuck Schumer wouldn't even endorse him. His "allies" are already positioning to block him.
Yes let the rich eat THEIR MONEY!!! INSTEAD of driving everyone else into the poorhouse!! But with these mega rich people too much is never enough! We all know what is said about Avarice....
Let's keep up the energy for November 22nd in DC !!! REMOVE THE REGIME!!! LET'S RID AMERICA of this ILLEGAL, FASCIST, EVIL, INCOMPETENT, LAWLESS REGIME!! JOIN American PATRIOTS to make HISTORY!!!!
Mamdani's win demonstrates something critical: popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which brings us to the larger structural problem.
America has spent three decades cycling through presidential administrations with diminishing returns. The pattern is consistent regardless of party: campaign promises, legislative gridlock, incremental adjustments, voter disillusionment, repeat. This isn't a personnel problem. It's an architectural failure.
Well said. If something does not work, why throw good money after bad? Every law, every expense should have a results, measurement and sunset clause. Every year the effect of the law needs to be examined for utility.
Take student loans. Does it make America smarter? No it makes universities more expensive and the students poorer with life crippling debt. It needs to be trimmed so universities need to have skin in the game by using their bloated endowments to fund student loans and not burden the taxpayer. No student gets more than one years loan. Whatever happened to working you way thru college?
SNAP and welfare. Does it lead to people getting off it or more dependent upon it? We all know the answer to that.
What will America do when the money runs out, which is looking closer than we want to admit? Do we want a country where everyone is equally poor? That seems to be the goal.
Yea and the people working for ice get their student loans forgiven... people who are ripping families apart, arresting children, shooting people....THIS needs to be stopped!! I saw 3 ice agents at my Walmart yesterday....I wanted to ask one who looked very Latino why he wasn't in handcuffs being taken away....but I didn't want to be arrested myself for harassment of an "officer"....what crap! Makes me very angry for those they're after!!
I agree massive over reach. DEMS need to shout loud and clear that abuses will be punished when they come to power. ICE may have its fun today but they may well be unemployed and could well be living in the same cells with those they imprisoned. Same for the military shooting up around Venezuela.
You're correct that unlimited federal loans inflated tuition costs - universities raised prices knowing students could access funding. But the "working your way through college" nostalgia ignores the numbers. In 1980, minimum wage could cover ~80% of public university costs while working part-time. Today it covers ~20%. The economic structure changed, not student work ethic.
Do not live beyond ones means still holds true regardless to include college loans. The payback for a college education is also highly inflated. We have a huge short fall in the trades because kids do not want to get their hands dirty. Even lawyers cannot find jobs.
Thanks David, Last night win for Mamdani caused me pause for thought, these are my collected thoughts and actions that can be taken to help.
Mamdani's electoral win is the starting line, not the finish. The real fight begins now, and it's not in New York City - it's in Albany.
Last night demonstrated something remarkable across the country. Virginia flipped with every county moving Democratic. New Jersey wasn't close. Georgia kicked out Republican incumbents.
The scale of these results has Trump melting down on Truth Social, demanding the filibuster be killed, claiming California rigged its vote, attacking SNAP recipients.
Republicans are now claiming these were "just blue state" victories, which is extraordinary given the Georgia flips and Virginia's county-level swings. If 2026 maintains these margins, Trump becomes a lame duck two years early.
But popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which is exactly where Mamdani now stands.
Here's the structural reality:
Most of Mamdani's platform requires state legislature approval. He cannot unilaterally implement rent freezes, raise the minimum wage to $30, or increase taxes on corporations and high earners.
That authority sits with Governor Hochul and the state legislature, where real estate lobbies and business interests have spent decades building influence.
Trump has already threatened to cut federal funding to NYC.
That's billions of dollars annually that the city depends on for basic operations.
The City Council includes many establishment Democrats who didn't back Mamdani and will have budget amendment authority.
Here's where the 96,000 volunteers - and everyone watching this - become operationally critical:
1. Pressure Albany, not just City Hall
Identify your state senator and assemblymember. When Mamdani's tax proposals or rent freeze legislation hit Albany, those legislators need to hear from constituents constantly. Phone calls, district office visits, town hall questions. Make supporting Mamdani's agenda politically safer than opposing it.
2. Primary threats are leverage
New York has state elections in 2026. Last night showed what's possible when voters reject establishment politics. Any legislator blocking Mamdani's affordability agenda needs to know they'll face a primary challenger with the same volunteer infrastructure that just delivered 2 million votes in NYC.
3. Document the obstruction
When specific legislators block specific policies that 78% of their constituents support (like the ACA credits fight showed us), that needs to be publicized relentlessly. Transparency turns backroom dealmaking into political liability.
4. Build the coalition beyond NYC
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany - all facing the same affordability crisis. Mamdani's platform isn't just relevant to NYC. Organize support in other cities to show Albany this is statewide pressure, not just one mayor making demands.
5. Counter the federal funding threat
When Trump moves to cut NYC funding, the response can't just be City Hall issuing statements. It needs to be constituent pressure on every New York congressional representative to fight it. That's where volunteer networks activate immediately.
The strategic principle:
Mamdani has popular policies and mass volunteer capacity. Last night proved the electorate is ready for this fight. The establishment has institutional control and donor relationships. The question is whether popular mobilization can overcome institutional obstruction.
That doesn't happen automatically.
It requires the same energy that won last night's elections to be redirected toward state legislators, congressional representatives, and systematic pressure campaigns.
This is how you convert an electoral mandate into governing power. Otherwise, Mamdani becomes another progressive who won on bold promises and delivered incremental adjustments because the structural barriers were never actually challenged.
Mamdani's win demonstrates something critical: popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which brings us to the larger structural problem.
America has spent three decades cycling through presidential administrations with diminishing returns. The pattern is consistent regardless of party: campaign promises, legislative gridlock, incremental adjustments, voter disillusionment, repeat. This isn't a personnel problem. It's an architectural failure.
Our next report examines why statecraft - long-term, depoliticized governance focused on operational competence rather than electoral cycles - produces measurably better outcomes than four-year presidential mandates optimized for fundraising and media performance. The evidence base spans multiple nations, multiple decades, and consistent results.
To understand the methodology and historical analysis behind this conclusion, read our complete leadership series at WattyAlan Reports.
The research traces how short-term electoral incentives systematically prevent the kind of strategic planning required for complex policy implementation - exactly what Mamdani now faces in New York.
[Statecraft vs Showmanship: Why America's Leadership Model Is Structurally Obsolete]
"Allocate the proper funds to accomplish the stated goals successfully from the budget normally allocated to NYC every year anyway" is the proper term, if you want to be picky.
This is a comment section, and i was replying to an already well-written comment that ALREADY addressed your question. I was using casual terms.
Since you're being specific, I will as well.
There needs to be a sufficient budget and well written legislation with competent people organizing and working together to complete mamdani's campaign promises, and that needs to be approved by people above the level of mayor.
The proposed projects will create jobs and cash flow in NYC as well as improve quality of life if they are well organized, well funded, and the legislation written to have them go through is written extremely well nd air-tight, with a "plain English" paragraph so certain bad actors can't weasel out of it.
No such law ever been written. All have weasel clauses to get the votes to pass.
Laws passed without the funding are meaningless. Our current method of passing bills separate from funding authorization makes no sense. The shutdown now is evidence the current system does not work.
Agreed, Trump is using funds without going through congress, committing actions of war without the approval of congress, etc.
Every proposed law should include a proposed basic minimum budget to be successful, then "and here are 3 levels of increased by .02-.09 per x level of y that will allow this to serve the people better with these specific features"
(y) can be assets valued beyond 1 million dollars, vary by tax bracket, or whatever else. Just have a "here is the current budget, here is how this would fit into that and how it would fit into it, and 3 ways it could be implemented that our constituents are likely to be okay with" on presentation
We've all seen how one man can make a difference like Trump, not good. Hopefully Mamdami does not follow in his footsteps by going in the opposite direction.
I may be a hopeless optimist, but I think America is placing too much faith in politics. That somehow by electing the "right" person or supporting one party we can fix all our problems.
We will not be able to pray or vote our way out of the problems we have created. It is up to each and every one of us not make stupid decisions, get hopelessly in debt, nor live in the shadow of others hoping THEY will better our lives. Be the captain of your own ship do not live beyond ones means.
Mamdani's electoral win is the starting line, not the finish. The real fight begins now, and it's not in New York City - it's in Albany.
Last night demonstrated something remarkable across the country. Virginia flipped with every county moving Democratic. New Jersey wasn't close. Georgia kicked out Republican incumbents. The scale of these results has Trump melting down on Truth Social, demanding the filibuster be killed, claiming California rigged its vote, attacking SNAP recipients. Republicans are now claiming these were "just blue state" victories, which is extraordinary given the Georgia flips and Virginia's county-level swings. If 2026 maintains these margins, Trump becomes a lame duck two years early.
But popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which is exactly where Mamdani now stands.
Here's the structural reality:
Most of Mamdani's platform requires state legislature approval. He cannot unilaterally implement rent freezes, raise the minimum wage to $30, or increase taxes on corporations and high earners. That authority sits with Governor Hochul and the state legislature, where real estate lobbies and business interests have spent decades building influence.
Trump has already threatened to cut federal funding to NYC. That's billions of dollars annually that the city depends on for basic operations.
The City Council includes many establishment Democrats who didn't back Mamdani and will have budget amendment authority.
Here's where the 96,000 volunteers - and everyone watching this - become operationally critical:
1. Pressure Albany, not just City Hall
Identify your state senator and assemblymember. When Mamdani's tax proposals or rent freeze legislation hit Albany, those legislators need to hear from constituents constantly. Phone calls, district office visits, town hall questions. Make supporting Mamdani's agenda politically safer than opposing it.
2. Primary threats are leverage
New York has state elections in 2026. Last night showed what's possible when voters reject establishment politics. Any legislator blocking Mamdani's affordability agenda needs to know they'll face a primary challenger with the same volunteer infrastructure that just delivered 2 million votes in NYC.
3. Document the obstruction
When specific legislators block specific policies that 78% of their constituents support (like the ACA credits fight showed us), that needs to be publicized relentlessly. Transparency turns backroom dealmaking into political liability.
4. Build the coalition beyond NYC
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany - all facing the same affordability crisis. Mamdani's platform isn't just relevant to NYC. Organize support in other cities to show Albany this is statewide pressure, not just one mayor making demands.
5. Counter the federal funding threat
When Trump moves to cut NYC funding, the response can't just be City Hall issuing statements. It needs to be constituent pressure on every New York congressional representative to fight it. That's where volunteer networks activate immediately.
The strategic principle:
Mamdani has popular policies and mass volunteer capacity. Last night proved the electorate is ready for this fight. The establishment has institutional control and donor relationships. The question is whether popular mobilization can overcome institutional obstruction.
That doesn't happen automatically. It requires the same energy that won last night's elections to be redirected toward state legislators, congressional representatives, and systematic pressure campaigns.
This is how you convert an electoral mandate into governing power. Otherwise, Mamdani becomes another progressive who won on bold promises and delivered incremental adjustments because the structural barriers were never actually challenged.
Mamdani's win demonstrates something critical: popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which brings us to the larger structural problem.
America has spent three decades cycling through presidential administrations with diminishing returns. The pattern is consistent regardless of party: campaign promises, legislative gridlock, incremental adjustments, voter disillusionment, repeat. This isn't a personnel problem. It's an architectural failure.
Our next report examines why statecraft - long-term, depoliticized governance focused on operational competence rather than electoral cycles - produces measurably better outcomes than four-year presidential mandates optimized for fundraising and media performance. The evidence base spans multiple nations, multiple decades, and consistent results.
To understand the methodology and historical analysis behind this conclusion, read our complete leadership series at WattyAlan Reports. The research traces how short-term electoral incentives systematically prevent the kind of strategic planning required for complex policy implementation - exactly what Mamdani now faces in New York.
[Statecraft vs Showmanship: Why America's Leadership Model Is Structurally Obsolete] www.wattyalanreports.com
Well said, but a little bit of brevity would be appreciated.
I live in WA state that loves raising minimum wages. Just went to $16.66.
Am I the only one on the planet that understands that raising the cost of business (wages) also raises the cost of goods and services they provide.?
All those suggesting we give everyone $50k per year guaranteed, have lost their every loving minds. By doing that you just re-establish the next level of poverty. So the $10 McD meal goes to $20. No gain, just pay more in taxes.
Is Crazygreene "normal" now? HIGHLY doubtful, but she IS beginning to actually think about her constituents enough to attack "Dear Leader." That is a major victory in and of itself.
Only because all this 💩is now hitting her fan and she's realizing how awful it really is for the American people.....but alas she's STILL MTG!!! She could easily flip backwards....
Yes buckle up folks it's gonna be terribly bumpy ride from here on out! This was just the beginning!! And we thought this was ugly!! The REAL UGLY IS YET TO COME....TIME TO FIGHT AND WIN! WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING!!!
While candidate quality matters, it really does, so does the D, or the R in front of the name, because effectively all R's are supporters of Trump, or else they will not survive the primary process. They know this, so even as that MAGA base shrinks, they will still, out of fear and their greed for even shreds of power will bend the knee to Trump, and it is clear that any D that gets elected will oppose Trump (Notably two who had been 'blessed' by Trump in the NYNY election, LOST).
2026, and 2028 will be about Trump.
What we need is a plan for HOW to remove Trump from power. Do not even for a moment try to 'keep Trump in office to encourage more people to vote Democrat in 2028'. That is suicide. Democrats need to BUILD the brand of actually making stuff happen, fighting for good change. Working to HELP people, ALL the people.
Democrats need to get aggressive, focused, willing to take chances, make big promises, bold plans, do the actual work to make sure things get better FAST once we are in office. Only so much we can do in 2027, 2028, but we need to do what we can, and PREPARE for winning in 2028 so that in 2029 we can move fast and get LOTS done. Change the filibuster rules, have hundreds of new laws ready to be voted on, remove Justices for their 'BAD Behaviour' (per the constitution), thousands of employees ready to be hired, restaffing the various departments gutted by Trump, hundreds of Executive Orders ready to be deployed... and so much more.
If we want something, we have to visualize it, then make real plans to make that visualization come into reality. The more we do these things, the more the voters will be energized, the more voters will care and more voters will see the change, the promises and plans.
Do NOT be afraid of what Republicans will say or do, they have already proven they will say all those things even when they are lies and do those things even when they are crimes. They do not argue in good faith. Do not seek 'moderate' positions, seek popular positions, populist just means popular and we should embrace it. Don't focus on each minority group, rather push for positions that embrace EVERY group without fearing upsetting the haters.
So much to do and not enough time to get it all done, but we have to try.
It also says that was once 'Controlled Capitalism', or 'Capitalism With a Conscience', became.....
'Capitalism on Steroids', or 'Capitalism Gone Completely Effin Mad'. The 'Greed is Good' mantra! 🤬
We can thank Ronnie Reagan 🇺🇸 and Maggie Thatcher 🇬🇧 for that. It's been a gradual decline where the emerging middle class (1945 to 1975) has been returning to the ranks of the working poor by the tens of millions of people for about 50 years.
This is a myth. We are not the richest county, we are the most indebted. We have created the illusion of wealth with phony riches like the stock market, cryptocoin, real estate appreciation and loans up the wa-zu all because we own the printing presses.
We have become a debtor nation. The universal truth is that all debts have to be paid in one form or another. By the borrower or the lender. The lender - Uncle Sam is broke and could well take us down below 1929.
AMERICA 🇺🇸 VOTE BLUE 🗳 AMERICA VOTE BLUE 🗳 AMERICA 🇺🇸 VOTE BLUE 💙 AMERICA VOTE 🗳 BLUE AMERICA VOTE 🗳 BLUE AMERICA 🇺🇸 VOTE BLUE 💙 AMERICA 🇺🇸 VOTE BLUE 💙 AMERICA 🇺🇸 VOTE BLUE 🗳AMERICA 🇺🇸 WE'LL VOTE BLUE 💙 BC WE LOVE YOU 🇺🇸💙🗳💯💫🗳🇺🇸💙
America voted red because old blue, blew it. I will admit blue looks better than the current red. However if the solution is to go back to the old days, we will not have learned anything. Dems still have the old guard in power with the same welfare mentality that lost them the election.
So will the mid terms be about the Economy or Stupid. Stupid seems to be winning.
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU LIKE IT ASS BACKWARDS. AND NOT CARING ABOUT A FELON THAT RELEASED A BUNCH MORE FROM PRISON AMORE THAN LIKELY THE ONES DOING ALL THE CRIMES. ALSO HAVING A FELON RUNNING THE COUNTRY RUNNING A MUCK . WHOM YOU DON'T CARE IF YOUR CHILDREN GET PICKED, HEAVEN FORBID BUT IT COULD HAPPEN, PICKED UP AND JUST TAKEN BC they LOVE TO RAPE CHILDREN. AND DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.😬
We need to re-examine the 2024 paper receipts (they will be destroyed in Sept!) — Do a forensic audit! Techbros manipulated the tabulators 1 yr ago. She1 and leg branch affected too.
Don't just post that here, call every dem office you can think of and tell people around you who also hate the madness to do the same. Do call parties. Organize.
The true heroes are Michelangelo, Thom, Dean, John, Stephanie, Zerlina and all of the other SXM heavyweights and Independent PROGRESSIVE podcasters talking TRUTH to power....that means you too David Pakman.
Be advised that over the next 12 months, the regime will pull all and every bit of chicanery including hiring Heather Honey and many election deniers, along with attempting Marshall Law through a concocted war in order to cancel future elections. PLEASE MAINTAIN YOUR ECONOMIC STRATEGY, REPUBLICANS.
Do you mean Martial Law?
My bad yes - constant typing
Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, as a Brit i know about The Marshall Law for Frankfurt after WWII so i wanted to have clarification.
No worries my friend!
Good catch. Actually a freudian slip as we will need a WWII style Marshall Plan to recover from Trumpism when this pandemic is over.
Paul I 100% agree, ive laid out what i can see will be the majour hurdles for Mamdani, they may interest you, its in the long reply i just made, if you cant find it i can drop it into this reply feed next , just let me know.
It is karma that an rabid socialist Muslim is elected into the heart of rabid Catholic capitalism. I cannot imagine a more extreme contest of two opposites having to live with each other. We see how that plays out in Israel.
If Mamdani's solution is to tax the rich to make up for the shortfall on the poor you will see a huge sucking sound as the elites depart for higher ground elsewhere. NY is just too expensive for the average person. Let the rich eat cake and let them fix their problems and not subsidize them with the poor.
Truth be told, there are too many people in NYC. Why is it that we have all our financial wealth like Wall Street concentrated into one city in the days of the internet? We need to diversify our population throughout the nation and stop the concentration into megacities.
The billionaires who funded $40+ million in anti-Mamdani campaigns aren't threatening to leave because of taxes. They're fighting because rent freezes and affordable housing construction threaten real estate investment returns. That's about protecting asset values, not tax rates.
Mamdani can't implement his agenda without Albany approval for tax increases, and Governor Hochul has already said she won't support them. The City Council opposes his housing reforms. Chuck Schumer wouldn't even endorse him. His "allies" are already positioning to block him.
Well too bad for schumer he's already won... people are so afraid of change
Yes let the rich eat THEIR MONEY!!! INSTEAD of driving everyone else into the poorhouse!! But with these mega rich people too much is never enough! We all know what is said about Avarice....
Agree, only the little people pay taxes. The rich hire lawyers to avoid them.
So happy for last nights blue flood!!!!
Let's keep up the energy for November 22nd in DC !!! REMOVE THE REGIME!!! LET'S RID AMERICA of this ILLEGAL, FASCIST, EVIL, INCOMPETENT, LAWLESS REGIME!! JOIN American PATRIOTS to make HISTORY!!!!
This is just the beginning, we have to get the message out until 2026 and beyond! We can do this!
Mamdani's win demonstrates something critical: popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which brings us to the larger structural problem.
America has spent three decades cycling through presidential administrations with diminishing returns. The pattern is consistent regardless of party: campaign promises, legislative gridlock, incremental adjustments, voter disillusionment, repeat. This isn't a personnel problem. It's an architectural failure.
Well said. If something does not work, why throw good money after bad? Every law, every expense should have a results, measurement and sunset clause. Every year the effect of the law needs to be examined for utility.
Take student loans. Does it make America smarter? No it makes universities more expensive and the students poorer with life crippling debt. It needs to be trimmed so universities need to have skin in the game by using their bloated endowments to fund student loans and not burden the taxpayer. No student gets more than one years loan. Whatever happened to working you way thru college?
SNAP and welfare. Does it lead to people getting off it or more dependent upon it? We all know the answer to that.
What will America do when the money runs out, which is looking closer than we want to admit? Do we want a country where everyone is equally poor? That seems to be the goal.
Yea and the people working for ice get their student loans forgiven... people who are ripping families apart, arresting children, shooting people....THIS needs to be stopped!! I saw 3 ice agents at my Walmart yesterday....I wanted to ask one who looked very Latino why he wasn't in handcuffs being taken away....but I didn't want to be arrested myself for harassment of an "officer"....what crap! Makes me very angry for those they're after!!
I agree massive over reach. DEMS need to shout loud and clear that abuses will be punished when they come to power. ICE may have its fun today but they may well be unemployed and could well be living in the same cells with those they imprisoned. Same for the military shooting up around Venezuela.
Totally 💯 I'm awaiting that day!!
You're correct that unlimited federal loans inflated tuition costs - universities raised prices knowing students could access funding. But the "working your way through college" nostalgia ignores the numbers. In 1980, minimum wage could cover ~80% of public university costs while working part-time. Today it covers ~20%. The economic structure changed, not student work ethic.
Do not live beyond ones means still holds true regardless to include college loans. The payback for a college education is also highly inflated. We have a huge short fall in the trades because kids do not want to get their hands dirty. Even lawyers cannot find jobs.
Thanks David, Last night win for Mamdani caused me pause for thought, these are my collected thoughts and actions that can be taken to help.
Mamdani's electoral win is the starting line, not the finish. The real fight begins now, and it's not in New York City - it's in Albany.
Last night demonstrated something remarkable across the country. Virginia flipped with every county moving Democratic. New Jersey wasn't close. Georgia kicked out Republican incumbents.
The scale of these results has Trump melting down on Truth Social, demanding the filibuster be killed, claiming California rigged its vote, attacking SNAP recipients.
Republicans are now claiming these were "just blue state" victories, which is extraordinary given the Georgia flips and Virginia's county-level swings. If 2026 maintains these margins, Trump becomes a lame duck two years early.
But popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which is exactly where Mamdani now stands.
Here's the structural reality:
Most of Mamdani's platform requires state legislature approval. He cannot unilaterally implement rent freezes, raise the minimum wage to $30, or increase taxes on corporations and high earners.
That authority sits with Governor Hochul and the state legislature, where real estate lobbies and business interests have spent decades building influence.
Trump has already threatened to cut federal funding to NYC.
That's billions of dollars annually that the city depends on for basic operations.
The City Council includes many establishment Democrats who didn't back Mamdani and will have budget amendment authority.
Here's where the 96,000 volunteers - and everyone watching this - become operationally critical:
1. Pressure Albany, not just City Hall
Identify your state senator and assemblymember. When Mamdani's tax proposals or rent freeze legislation hit Albany, those legislators need to hear from constituents constantly. Phone calls, district office visits, town hall questions. Make supporting Mamdani's agenda politically safer than opposing it.
2. Primary threats are leverage
New York has state elections in 2026. Last night showed what's possible when voters reject establishment politics. Any legislator blocking Mamdani's affordability agenda needs to know they'll face a primary challenger with the same volunteer infrastructure that just delivered 2 million votes in NYC.
3. Document the obstruction
When specific legislators block specific policies that 78% of their constituents support (like the ACA credits fight showed us), that needs to be publicized relentlessly. Transparency turns backroom dealmaking into political liability.
4. Build the coalition beyond NYC
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany - all facing the same affordability crisis. Mamdani's platform isn't just relevant to NYC. Organize support in other cities to show Albany this is statewide pressure, not just one mayor making demands.
5. Counter the federal funding threat
When Trump moves to cut NYC funding, the response can't just be City Hall issuing statements. It needs to be constituent pressure on every New York congressional representative to fight it. That's where volunteer networks activate immediately.
The strategic principle:
Mamdani has popular policies and mass volunteer capacity. Last night proved the electorate is ready for this fight. The establishment has institutional control and donor relationships. The question is whether popular mobilization can overcome institutional obstruction.
That doesn't happen automatically.
It requires the same energy that won last night's elections to be redirected toward state legislators, congressional representatives, and systematic pressure campaigns.
This is how you convert an electoral mandate into governing power. Otherwise, Mamdani becomes another progressive who won on bold promises and delivered incremental adjustments because the structural barriers were never actually challenged.
Mamdani's win demonstrates something critical: popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which brings us to the larger structural problem.
America has spent three decades cycling through presidential administrations with diminishing returns. The pattern is consistent regardless of party: campaign promises, legislative gridlock, incremental adjustments, voter disillusionment, repeat. This isn't a personnel problem. It's an architectural failure.
Our next report examines why statecraft - long-term, depoliticized governance focused on operational competence rather than electoral cycles - produces measurably better outcomes than four-year presidential mandates optimized for fundraising and media performance. The evidence base spans multiple nations, multiple decades, and consistent results.
To understand the methodology and historical analysis behind this conclusion, read our complete leadership series at WattyAlan Reports.
The research traces how short-term electoral incentives systematically prevent the kind of strategic planning required for complex policy implementation - exactly what Mamdani now faces in New York.
[Statecraft vs Showmanship: Why America's Leadership Model Is Structurally Obsolete]
https://www.wattyalanreports.com/p/just-a-few-great-leaders-standard?r=1jdyc5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Yes it's gonna get really ugly from now on....this is the beautiful beginning!!;
Send this to mamdani, tell him to send it to people with directions of who to call and tell to give him the funds to do those changes
Specifically whose funds are you so generously suggesting they tap?
"Allocate the proper funds to accomplish the stated goals successfully from the budget normally allocated to NYC every year anyway" is the proper term, if you want to be picky.
This is a comment section, and i was replying to an already well-written comment that ALREADY addressed your question. I was using casual terms.
Since you're being specific, I will as well.
There needs to be a sufficient budget and well written legislation with competent people organizing and working together to complete mamdani's campaign promises, and that needs to be approved by people above the level of mayor.
The proposed projects will create jobs and cash flow in NYC as well as improve quality of life if they are well organized, well funded, and the legislation written to have them go through is written extremely well nd air-tight, with a "plain English" paragraph so certain bad actors can't weasel out of it.
No such law ever been written. All have weasel clauses to get the votes to pass.
Laws passed without the funding are meaningless. Our current method of passing bills separate from funding authorization makes no sense. The shutdown now is evidence the current system does not work.
Agreed, Trump is using funds without going through congress, committing actions of war without the approval of congress, etc.
Every proposed law should include a proposed basic minimum budget to be successful, then "and here are 3 levels of increased by .02-.09 per x level of y that will allow this to serve the people better with these specific features"
(y) can be assets valued beyond 1 million dollars, vary by tax bracket, or whatever else. Just have a "here is the current budget, here is how this would fit into that and how it would fit into it, and 3 ways it could be implemented that our constituents are likely to be okay with" on presentation
We've all seen how one man can make a difference like Trump, not good. Hopefully Mamdami does not follow in his footsteps by going in the opposite direction.
I may be a hopeless optimist, but I think America is placing too much faith in politics. That somehow by electing the "right" person or supporting one party we can fix all our problems.
We will not be able to pray or vote our way out of the problems we have created. It is up to each and every one of us not make stupid decisions, get hopelessly in debt, nor live in the shadow of others hoping THEY will better our lives. Be the captain of your own ship do not live beyond ones means.
this is what I put together that he now faces:
Mamdani's electoral win is the starting line, not the finish. The real fight begins now, and it's not in New York City - it's in Albany.
Last night demonstrated something remarkable across the country. Virginia flipped with every county moving Democratic. New Jersey wasn't close. Georgia kicked out Republican incumbents. The scale of these results has Trump melting down on Truth Social, demanding the filibuster be killed, claiming California rigged its vote, attacking SNAP recipients. Republicans are now claiming these were "just blue state" victories, which is extraordinary given the Georgia flips and Virginia's county-level swings. If 2026 maintains these margins, Trump becomes a lame duck two years early.
But popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which is exactly where Mamdani now stands.
Here's the structural reality:
Most of Mamdani's platform requires state legislature approval. He cannot unilaterally implement rent freezes, raise the minimum wage to $30, or increase taxes on corporations and high earners. That authority sits with Governor Hochul and the state legislature, where real estate lobbies and business interests have spent decades building influence.
Trump has already threatened to cut federal funding to NYC. That's billions of dollars annually that the city depends on for basic operations.
The City Council includes many establishment Democrats who didn't back Mamdani and will have budget amendment authority.
Here's where the 96,000 volunteers - and everyone watching this - become operationally critical:
1. Pressure Albany, not just City Hall
Identify your state senator and assemblymember. When Mamdani's tax proposals or rent freeze legislation hit Albany, those legislators need to hear from constituents constantly. Phone calls, district office visits, town hall questions. Make supporting Mamdani's agenda politically safer than opposing it.
2. Primary threats are leverage
New York has state elections in 2026. Last night showed what's possible when voters reject establishment politics. Any legislator blocking Mamdani's affordability agenda needs to know they'll face a primary challenger with the same volunteer infrastructure that just delivered 2 million votes in NYC.
3. Document the obstruction
When specific legislators block specific policies that 78% of their constituents support (like the ACA credits fight showed us), that needs to be publicized relentlessly. Transparency turns backroom dealmaking into political liability.
4. Build the coalition beyond NYC
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany - all facing the same affordability crisis. Mamdani's platform isn't just relevant to NYC. Organize support in other cities to show Albany this is statewide pressure, not just one mayor making demands.
5. Counter the federal funding threat
When Trump moves to cut NYC funding, the response can't just be City Hall issuing statements. It needs to be constituent pressure on every New York congressional representative to fight it. That's where volunteer networks activate immediately.
The strategic principle:
Mamdani has popular policies and mass volunteer capacity. Last night proved the electorate is ready for this fight. The establishment has institutional control and donor relationships. The question is whether popular mobilization can overcome institutional obstruction.
That doesn't happen automatically. It requires the same energy that won last night's elections to be redirected toward state legislators, congressional representatives, and systematic pressure campaigns.
This is how you convert an electoral mandate into governing power. Otherwise, Mamdani becomes another progressive who won on bold promises and delivered incremental adjustments because the structural barriers were never actually challenged.
Mamdani's win demonstrates something critical: popular mandates mean nothing without institutional power to implement them. Which brings us to the larger structural problem.
America has spent three decades cycling through presidential administrations with diminishing returns. The pattern is consistent regardless of party: campaign promises, legislative gridlock, incremental adjustments, voter disillusionment, repeat. This isn't a personnel problem. It's an architectural failure.
Our next report examines why statecraft - long-term, depoliticized governance focused on operational competence rather than electoral cycles - produces measurably better outcomes than four-year presidential mandates optimized for fundraising and media performance. The evidence base spans multiple nations, multiple decades, and consistent results.
To understand the methodology and historical analysis behind this conclusion, read our complete leadership series at WattyAlan Reports. The research traces how short-term electoral incentives systematically prevent the kind of strategic planning required for complex policy implementation - exactly what Mamdani now faces in New York.
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Well said, but a little bit of brevity would be appreciated.
I live in WA state that loves raising minimum wages. Just went to $16.66.
Am I the only one on the planet that understands that raising the cost of business (wages) also raises the cost of goods and services they provide.?
All those suggesting we give everyone $50k per year guaranteed, have lost their every loving minds. By doing that you just re-establish the next level of poverty. So the $10 McD meal goes to $20. No gain, just pay more in taxes.
Is Crazygreene "normal" now? HIGHLY doubtful, but she IS beginning to actually think about her constituents enough to attack "Dear Leader." That is a major victory in and of itself.
Only because all this 💩is now hitting her fan and she's realizing how awful it really is for the American people.....but alas she's STILL MTG!!! She could easily flip backwards....
Amazing how smart people get when it applies to their family.
Yes buckle up folks it's gonna be terribly bumpy ride from here on out! This was just the beginning!! And we thought this was ugly!! The REAL UGLY IS YET TO COME....TIME TO FIGHT AND WIN! WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING!!!
Time to start preparing for 2026 and 2028.
Build on the momentum.
While candidate quality matters, it really does, so does the D, or the R in front of the name, because effectively all R's are supporters of Trump, or else they will not survive the primary process. They know this, so even as that MAGA base shrinks, they will still, out of fear and their greed for even shreds of power will bend the knee to Trump, and it is clear that any D that gets elected will oppose Trump (Notably two who had been 'blessed' by Trump in the NYNY election, LOST).
2026, and 2028 will be about Trump.
What we need is a plan for HOW to remove Trump from power. Do not even for a moment try to 'keep Trump in office to encourage more people to vote Democrat in 2028'. That is suicide. Democrats need to BUILD the brand of actually making stuff happen, fighting for good change. Working to HELP people, ALL the people.
Democrats need to get aggressive, focused, willing to take chances, make big promises, bold plans, do the actual work to make sure things get better FAST once we are in office. Only so much we can do in 2027, 2028, but we need to do what we can, and PREPARE for winning in 2028 so that in 2029 we can move fast and get LOTS done. Change the filibuster rules, have hundreds of new laws ready to be voted on, remove Justices for their 'BAD Behaviour' (per the constitution), thousands of employees ready to be hired, restaffing the various departments gutted by Trump, hundreds of Executive Orders ready to be deployed... and so much more.
If we want something, we have to visualize it, then make real plans to make that visualization come into reality. The more we do these things, the more the voters will be energized, the more voters will care and more voters will see the change, the promises and plans.
Do NOT be afraid of what Republicans will say or do, they have already proven they will say all those things even when they are lies and do those things even when they are crimes. They do not argue in good faith. Do not seek 'moderate' positions, seek popular positions, populist just means popular and we should embrace it. Don't focus on each minority group, rather push for positions that embrace EVERY group without fearing upsetting the haters.
So much to do and not enough time to get it all done, but we have to try.
The richest country in the world is having a hunger drive for its citizens. That on its own tells you what's wrong with those governing the US.
Andy:
It also says that was once 'Controlled Capitalism', or 'Capitalism With a Conscience', became.....
'Capitalism on Steroids', or 'Capitalism Gone Completely Effin Mad'. The 'Greed is Good' mantra! 🤬
We can thank Ronnie Reagan 🇺🇸 and Maggie Thatcher 🇬🇧 for that. It's been a gradual decline where the emerging middle class (1945 to 1975) has been returning to the ranks of the working poor by the tens of millions of people for about 50 years.
And its going to get a lot worse yet..... 😪😓
This is a myth. We are not the richest county, we are the most indebted. We have created the illusion of wealth with phony riches like the stock market, cryptocoin, real estate appreciation and loans up the wa-zu all because we own the printing presses.
We have become a debtor nation. The universal truth is that all debts have to be paid in one form or another. By the borrower or the lender. The lender - Uncle Sam is broke and could well take us down below 1929.
Maybe that panic plus clogged arteries will win the day.
Thank you for helping to feed our neighbors! And Democrats, keep the course!!
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America voted red because old blue, blew it. I will admit blue looks better than the current red. However if the solution is to go back to the old days, we will not have learned anything. Dems still have the old guard in power with the same welfare mentality that lost them the election.
So will the mid terms be about the Economy or Stupid. Stupid seems to be winning.
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU LIKE IT ASS BACKWARDS. AND NOT CARING ABOUT A FELON THAT RELEASED A BUNCH MORE FROM PRISON AMORE THAN LIKELY THE ONES DOING ALL THE CRIMES. ALSO HAVING A FELON RUNNING THE COUNTRY RUNNING A MUCK . WHOM YOU DON'T CARE IF YOUR CHILDREN GET PICKED, HEAVEN FORBID BUT IT COULD HAPPEN, PICKED UP AND JUST TAKEN BC they LOVE TO RAPE CHILDREN. AND DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.😬
Good work, David. Keep pushing back against the Orange 💩 and his henchmen and henchwomen. All of them (💩💩💩💩) needed flushing years ago.
Elbow Zupp! 🇨🇦
We need to re-examine the 2024 paper receipts (they will be destroyed in Sept!) — Do a forensic audit! Techbros manipulated the tabulators 1 yr ago. She1 and leg branch affected too.
Don't just post that here, call every dem office you can think of and tell people around you who also hate the madness to do the same. Do call parties. Organize.
The true heroes are Michelangelo, Thom, Dean, John, Stephanie, Zerlina and all of the other SXM heavyweights and Independent PROGRESSIVE podcasters talking TRUTH to power....that means you too David Pakman.
Thank you all. KUTGW!