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2021-06-24 Home Front: Politix

Socialist Wins Dem Primary in Buffalo, NY

Thank goodness I grew up in one of the very Republican suburbs despite it being where the University of Buffalo professors lived.

[NYPost] In a stunning upstate upset, Democratic-Socialist insurgent India Walton toppled four-term incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday's primary election.
Brown refused to debate Walton and didn't campaign much. There were only about 15% turnout. Other Socialists picked up city council seats.
Walton, a 38-year-old mother of four and staunch union supporter, was propelled to victory, in part, through strong backing by the leftist Working Families Party; and will likely become the first female mayor in Buffalo's history.

"I became a mother at 14. The majority of my campaign's leadership team is working mothers. People like us often get told we don't belong in politics. But WFP [Working Families Party] believed in us and invested in us," she said in a statement Wednesday.

A self-described socialist, Walton was backed by the Buffalo chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-06-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Not to worry, Buffalo will show how to do Socialism correctly.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-06-24 11:32|| 2021-06-24 11:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, if ever there was a place where they can afford socialism, it's Buffalo...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-06-24 12:24|| 2021-06-24 12:24|| Front Page Top

#3 I expect Niagara Falls to run out of water shortly...

Posted by ed in texas 2021-06-24 15:19|| 2021-06-24 15:19|| Front Page Top

#4 How many Democrats are not Socialists now?

Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2021-06-24 18:23|| 2021-06-24 18:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Marxism seems strong in the young black community.

It must be stopped.

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2021-06-24 23:13|| 2021-06-24 23:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Seems like one of those devil's choices: Crony of Cuomo vs. Dem Socialist. Pubs have also offered up a few of such choices to voters. As a citizen, you end up losing either way. The difficulty is trying to figure out how to lose the least.

Posted by JohnQC 2021-06-24 23:21|| 2021-06-24 23:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Just leave. Get out and let the Dems rot in their Wakandan-Woke, third-world anarchic shitholes

Posted by Ulavimp Johnson7219 2021-06-24 23:40|| 2021-06-24 23:40|| Front Page Top

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