India Walton, a socialist candidate, stuns longtime incumbent in Buffalo mayor's race.
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Source: New York Times
A progressive challenger running her first campaign was poised on Tuesday to beat Buffalos four-term Democratic mayor in a primary upset that would upend the political landscape in New Yorks second-biggest city and signal the strength of the partys left wing.
The challenger, India B. Walton, is a former nurse and community activist who ran with the support of the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party. She was leading Byron Brown, a longtime member of the Democratic establishment, by 7 percentage points, or about 1,500 votes, as of midnight with all of the in-person ballots counted, according to unofficial results.
Should Ms. Walton, 38, win the primary and then triumph in the general election November a likely result in heavily Democratic Buffalo she would be the first socialist mayor of a major American city since 1960, when Frank P. Zeidler stepped down as Milwaukees mayor. She would also be the first female mayor in Buffalos history.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/nyregion/india-walton-buffalo-mayor-socialist.html
OldBaldy1701E
(5,079 posts)Of course, I am not holding my breath, as that 's' word, in some quarters, is akin to saying you want to hunt and kill babies ( )
johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)of bleach, and eat lightbulbs, in order to combat Covid-19 and socialism. Oh, and hang out with your friends.
Marcuse
(7,442 posts)sop
(10,090 posts)female, socialist candidate in the general election, or will a significant number cross over and vote Republican? This should be an interesting bellwether to gauge just how progressive the electorate is trending.
Marcuse
(7,442 posts)AllaN01Bear
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