Trump said he would even be comfortable moving back to New York City and living there with Mamdani as mayor, saying he was surprised how much they had in common.
Trump will usually come out agreeing with the last person in the room to say something to him. He’s like a goldfish brain in that respect. So your advisor comment is very apt, will be interesting to see how this goes down.
I was thinking about why no one tried to do this with Trump before knowing that even last term all it took was schmoozing and compliments to get on his good side, then I realized the massive media blitz they used to try and stop Mamdani combined with his popularity and win is exactly what gave him such a unique and elevated platform from which to do it. Hilarious and very smart imo. Mamdani knows how to play the game for certain.
Mamdani’s natural talents are a big part of the equation, I agree. He’s just a great politician, and seems to have a good platform.
As for why Dems didn’t do this before, there are likely several reasons. Primarily, garbage leadership. They decided declaring Trump public enemy #1 and fundraising on fears of what he might do was the best approach. They made a lot of money doing this, but at what cost? Lost all branches of government. Historic losses in state seats. And worst of all, they manufactured consent for all of Trump’s worst authoritarian tendencies.
Republicans are evil, but Dems are god awful at politics. In that regard, I think Trump rightly recognizes that politicians like Mamdani are in fact the future of the Dem party, if it can survive to see the day.
Trump will usually come out agreeing with the last person in the room to say something to him. He’s like a goldfish brain in that respect. So your advisor comment is very apt, will be interesting to see how this goes down.
I was thinking about why no one tried to do this with Trump before knowing that even last term all it took was schmoozing and compliments to get on his good side, then I realized the massive media blitz they used to try and stop Mamdani combined with his popularity and win is exactly what gave him such a unique and elevated platform from which to do it. Hilarious and very smart imo. Mamdani knows how to play the game for certain.
Mamdani’s natural talents are a big part of the equation, I agree. He’s just a great politician, and seems to have a good platform.
As for why Dems didn’t do this before, there are likely several reasons. Primarily, garbage leadership. They decided declaring Trump public enemy #1 and fundraising on fears of what he might do was the best approach. They made a lot of money doing this, but at what cost? Lost all branches of government. Historic losses in state seats. And worst of all, they manufactured consent for all of Trump’s worst authoritarian tendencies.
Republicans are evil, but Dems are god awful at politics. In that regard, I think Trump rightly recognizes that politicians like Mamdani are in fact the future of the Dem party, if it can survive to see the day.