We get an overview of how Democrats won big across the United States in Tuesday’s elections, with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. Democratic Congressmember Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey’s governor’s race, and Abigail Spanberger flipped Virginia’s governorship. In California, voters approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats pick up five additional congressional seats in…
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey fended off a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh to secure a third term by winning enough support in the second round of the city’s ranked-choice voting system. City election officials declared Frey, a Democrat, the winner Wednesday morning after tabulating second- and subsequent-choice votes. Frey won 42% of first-choice votes, followed by Fateh with…
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California Republicans are suing state officials in hopes of invalidating a ballot initiative that passed on Tuesday, which is aimed at combating the effects of a nationwide Republican gerrymandering scheme. The initiative, known as Proposition 50, seeks to temporarily suspend California’s independent redistricting commission in order to craft maps that would likely give Democrats an…
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The mainstream media said voters wouldn’t go for him and they said “socialism won’t sell.” But on the streets of New York, people were done listening to conventional wisdom. All throughout Manhattan and from East Harlem to Queens, voters told us the same thing: they’re tired of the old guard, the empty promises, and a system that serves the wealthy instead of the working class.
Credits:
Pre-Production: Taya Graham/Stephen Janis
Post-Production: Cameron Granadino
Transcript
The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible.
Taya Graham:
After an election where the mainstream media seemed more concerned about the idea of socialism than the issues confronting New Yorkers Democratic socialist candidate, Zohran Mamdani had a decisive victory and will be the next mayor of New York. We spent the day traveling throughout Manhattan during this record turnout talking to voters who said, this election is about one thing change. Stephen, this has been such an exciting race. What are some of your takeaways from today? Well, I think
Stephen Janis:
What it is is a big miss for the mainstream media. And the reason I say is because they were making this sort of a nationalized race that only it was about socialism and somehow Mondavi was going to be some big eyesore for the Democratic party. But what we saw here was an enthusiasm for change that was much more important than any sort of isms that could be applied to it.
Speaker 3:
Feeling excited about New York City having some new ideas standing up to Donald Trump.
Taya Graham:
Now, is there a particular candidate you feel represents
Speaker 3:
New ideas?
The night before Election Day, Zohran Mamdani — who was elected New York City’s 111th mayor on Tuesday — hopped on the W train from 34th Street-Herald Square to Queens for an event with canvassers at Dutch Kills Playground. We took the ride with him, and this is what we saw: Some gasped when they saw who it was, with one man grabbing a selfie on the platform with the then-candidate before the…
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In 2021, when New York City taxi drivers were dying by suicide and others were going on hunger strike, begging City Hall for relief from the debt trap that had set them up for failure and financial ruin, a young NY Assemblyperson named Zohran Mamdani stood with them. Now, taxi drivers are standing with Mamdani in his bid to become the next mayor of New York City. Reporting on the ground in New York, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Yellow Cab driver-owner and NY Taxi Workers Alliance member Mouhamadou Aliyu about the ongoing struggle for justice for NY taxi drivers—and what Mamdani’s campaign means to them.
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Zohran Mamdani campaign ad featuring Mouhamadou
Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Cheated, desperate, financially ruined NYC taxi drivers go on hunger strike”
NY Taxi Workers Alliance website, TikTok, and Facebook page
Luis Feliz Leon, In These Times, “Zohran Mamdani on the night shift for mayor”
Credits:
Videographer: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: Cameron Granadino
Transcript
The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible.
Mouhamadou Aliyu:
Hello, my name is Mouhamadou Aliyu, a New York City taxi driver and a member of New York Taxi Worker Alliance. We’re so desperate we still going on a hunger strike.
Maximillian Alvarez:
So Mouhamadou, the last time that you and I spoke, it was 2021, you were on a hunger strike at the end of your rope fighting for relief from the city that had entrapped you and so many taxi drivers into this massive amount of debt to get the medallions that you need to drive a taxi cab in the city. And then the