When New York City's crowded, confused Democratic primary for mayor apparently ended in victory for former police Capt. Eric Adams, there were plenty of losers littering the field.
AOC endorsed Maya Wiley, a hyper-lefty with a flair for hypocrisy when it comes to protection from criminals: She's all for defunding the police citywide, as the New York Post reported, while her own neighborhood was protected by a private security force.
That's bad news for AOC and Maya Wiley, of course.
If the Ocasio-Cortez power base really doesn't extend much beyond the liberal hothouses of New York, her shot at having an even bigger impact on national politics from a seat in the Senate doesn't look as strong as it may seem.
As the most "Law-and-order" candidate running, Adams might have been the most palatable candidate as conservatives are concerned, but in a New York City Democratic primary, the standards have to be pretty loose.
She was among those defeated by Adams, a man with a 22-year career with the New York Police Department - possibly the most vilified institution in New York when it comes to the progressive political wing AOC leads.
That's not just a defeat, that's a stinging rejection by one of the country's most liberal electorates - the kind that should feel like a slap in the face for the arrogant AOC. Now, that doesn't mean the kind of New York voters who let a leftist like de Blasio run the city for eight years have suddenly gotten sane.
https://www.westernjournal.com/nyc-dem-primary-deals-aoc-stinging-defeat-city/
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