Mamdani’s moment: There could be one election win Democrats come to regret

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At the 1924 Democratic National Convention, Franklin Roosevelt introduced New York Gov. Al Smith as the “happy warrior of the political battlefield.” It’s been a popular pose on the campaign trail for more than 100 years since then, but another New Yorker chose to strike a different pose in his election night victory speech earlier this month.

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