Blue Cities Embrace Socialism. Swing States Won't
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TL;DR
- American cities are experiencing a wave of socialist politicians.
- Examples include Zohran Mamdani in New York, Katie Wilson in Seattle, and Jenesse Lewis George in Washington.
- The article compares this ideological shift to historical city conquests in World War II.