Mamdani’s only making his Puerto Rican Day debacle – Latest News
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s clueless method to the National Puerto Rican Day Parade retains getting worse.
First, his workplace despatched out an e-mail canceling the normal Gracie Mansion reception, offending all of the Puerto Rican and different Latino group leaders who’d usually attend.
Then his staff “revived” the occasion with a pre-parade luncheon deliberate for Friday, however primarily invited youthful radicals in good standing with his Democratic Socialist motion — dissing most administrators of the parade committee in addition to dignitaries in from Puerto Rico.
Another diss: A mayoral aide introduced Mamdani would prioritize marching with “working-class New Yorkers” — implying that the older sorts have misplaced contact with the actual group.
All this, because the mayor has thrown his weight behind Democratic Socialist challengers in two House races in predominately Hispanic districts.
He’s backing lefty loon Daraliza Avila Chevalier over Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Strike 1.
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Worse is his help for Assemblywoman Claire Valdez over Brooklyn Beep Antonio Reynoso — who occurs to be the selection of retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez, maybe probably the most revered political determine within the metropolis’s complete Latino group and a Lifetime Achievement honoree on the Puerto Rican Parade.
We hear that state Sen. Luis Sepulveda and different distinguished Puerto Rican electeds and group leaders will now boycott something Mamdani places collectively.
He could properly have infuriated fellow lefty Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, too: She’s besties with Velazquez, as a result of she understands she will be able to be taught from leaders who’ve damaged ground (and ceilings) earlier than her.
We gained’t attempt to get into different angles right here — Borinqueño vs. Dominican, lifelong New Yorkers vs. imports from Florida or Texas: The key’s that the mayor’s operation appears bent on offending everybody who’s not a full-fledged fellow-traveler.
Arrogantly making pointless enemies is a good approach to make your self a one-term surprise boy.
