It's even worse than it appears..
Sunday June 29, 2025; 7:07 PM EDT
A tough place to govern#
  • Benjamin Wittes: "It’s remarkable how many non-New Yorkers seem to care who the mayor of New York City is." #
  • They do and they're right to, the same way we were concerned how the Governor of California and Mayor of Los Angeles would react to the invasion of the Marines and hijacking of the National Guard. #
  • Right now the NYC mayor is a hostage of the US govt. Not in a position to help. An inexperienced first term NY mayor, have we seen that before? How does the NYPD respond to that? #
  • Then there was the snowstorm that derailed John V Lindsay, a heroic and transformative mayor. NY is a tough place to govern even when the US government isn't aiming to regime change the place.#
  • NY is a tough place to govern even when the US government isn't aiming to regime change the place.#
  • Local government is our last line of defense. #
  • "Think of voting as a chess move, not a valentine."#
  • You all fell in love with a candidate, I do it too. #
  • But think about the context the next mayor will govern in.#
  • The thing about NY that people might not understand is that the politics are dirty and fucked up. Dems tend to elect handsome young heros who when they have to deal with NYPD and the sanitation workers, the teachers union, and the federal government, also the ancient infrastructure, melt.#

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