Zohran Mamdani is now the mayor of New York City, and for a moment the country paused to watch a local race like it was a national referendum. That alone is telling. New York elections used to be interesting for political junkies and city residents. This one pulled in people across the map. That level of attention only happens when a country is restless and searching for direction.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://uncommongathering.substack.com/p/a-country-watched-new-york-what-mamdanis