Open socialist to be next Buffalo, NY mayor.

DSA backed socialist candidate India Walton ousts Democratic incumbent in primary, there is no Republican candidate to challenge her. Barring something very unusual, she's going to be the next mayor.

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Walton is a nurse, an organizer, and a nonprofit executive who received more than 50 percent of Tuesday’s vote in the Democratic primary for mayor of Buffalo, New York. She’s also a socialist, an abolitionist, and a member of the Buffalo chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Her opponent, Byron Brown, was an incumbent seeking a record fifth term backed by the local Democratic machine, the Buffalo News Editorial Board, the New York State Nurses Association, and the Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union. He has not yet conceded. There is no Republican candidate in the race.

https://theintercept.com/2021/06/23/...-india-walton/

Buffalo is the city where the riot cops shoved a 75 year old man to the ground and cracked his skull open. Walton is a self-described abolitionist. Apparently Buffalo is tired of bootlickers.

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Walton’s is a major win for the progressive left, which struggled to coalesce behind one candidate in the New York City mayoral race. Walton ran on a community-centered approach to public safety that prioritized independent oversight of police, harm reduction, and restorative justice. She also focused on strengthening tenants’ rights; declaring Buffalo a sanctuary city and refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and prioritizing small, minority, and women-owned businesses for local contracts.

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