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Donald Trump & Zohran Mamdani are good for each other’s aggressive identity politics.
Mamdani is mayor! Which means rejoice citizens of New York city – cheap groceries, free bus fares, free child care, and
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for Carrie and Samantha. Okay scratch that last part, but you get the drift, it’s Socialism and the City.
According to some, this focus on the common man is exactly what the Democrats need. Because Trump beat Kamala because of rising grocery prices. Except, no he didn’t. Pundits like to think that people vote based on self-interest. They don’t. They vote on impulse. On emotion. And nothing provokes emotion more than identity – especially the fear of losing it in one’s own country.



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