Buffalo Becomes Biggest City To Elect A Socialist Mayor Since 1960

[A.R.$]

Buffalo’s Walton on verge of becoming first big city socialist mayor in 60 years

Living in Buffalo I know that a lot of the vote was an anti Byron Brown vote. Byron was in the pockets of the police union and big corporate donors. India is a true political outsider. Hopefully she doesn’t get corrupted. For progressives local elections are our best chance of getting some of our policies.
Her platform is good. The hard part is implementing it.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/buffal...14acb824-d3d8-11eb-be66-332b245c9e11.amp.html

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Mashallah

 

[Pressure]

Waiting on W$G's thoughts.

 

[Corny Batman]

"WHITE MALE BERNIE BROS!!!"

Meanwhile, in fukking reality:

 

[DEAD7]

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Fantastic

 

[Ezra]

This is great to see, but there's not a ton of social democratic programs you can do on a local city level. Especially for a city the size of Buffalo.

 

[A.R.$]

This is great to see, but there's not a ton of social democratic programs you can do on a local city level. Especially for a city the size of Buffalo.

You are right for the most part. However, we are in an unique position here in Buffalo. Marijuana just became legal in NYS a few months ago. We are going to receive more revenue because of this. There already been discussions about how to allocate these funds. UBI in the poorer areas of the city is one of the ideas that been floated. Also grant money for job training and small business support have also been discussed.

Beyond that, she will have major influence on the police department. We already passed a version of police reform called Cariol’s Law. She can definitely help with mental health and summer youth programs instead of increasing the police budget like Eric Adams want to do in NYC.

 

[Pressure]

I guess the important question is how did voters vote for other offices. I think that will really show where the electorate is in Buffalo and what people can realistically expect.

 

[A.R.$]

I guess the important question is how did voters vote for other offices. I think that will really show where the electorate is in Buffalo and what people can realistically expect.

It’s hard to tell in this election. Our city council, county legislatures, state senate, and state assembly wasn’t up for election. Besides the mayor race only a city judge, and county sheriff race was on the ballot. The more progressive sheriff candidate won the democratic primary, and received more votes than the republican primary winner which is a good sign.

The City Council will still have a ton of Byron Brown allies there. I use to intern for a city council member back in my college days. So I know it doesn’t take much to move them. If they feel the people are behind India most of them will flip on a second. If it is 50/50 they will take the corporate/traditional route. It is too early to tell how much of her support is just anti Byron support. It also too early to tell if she will stay strong in her message and priorities. The one thing that do concern me is that she has no political experience besides being heavily involved in her union. A lot going to depend on the people who is around her once she is in office. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Byron try to do a write in campaign in November. He still have a ton of money and he is a Cuomo flunky so anything can happen. With that said it is more than likely India will be the mayor come January. This will be interesting to follow.

 

[Pressure]

It’s hard to tell in this election. Our city council, county legislatures, state senate, and state assembly wasn’t up for election. Besides the mayor race only a city judge, and county sheriff race was on the ballot. The more progressive sheriff candidate won the democratic primary, and received more votes than the republican primary winner which is a good sign.

The City Council will still have a ton of Byron Brown allies there. I use to intern for a city council member back in my college days. So I know it doesn’t take much to move them. If they feel the people are behind India most of them will flip on a second. If it is 50/50 they will take the corporate/traditional route. It is too early to tell how much of her support is just anti Byron support. It also too early to tell if she will stay strong in her message and priorities. The one thing that do concern me is that she has no political experience besides being heavily involved in her union. A lot going to depend on the people how is around her once she is in office. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Byron Try to do a write in campaign in November. He still have a ton of money and he is a Cuomo flunky so anything can happen. With that said it is more than likely India will be the mayor come January. This will be interesting to follow.

I appreciate the insight. Hopefully she stays true and moves buffalo in a positive direction!

 

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1/11
@daveweigel
- lose Dem primary to socialist
- run as write-in candidate to secure fifth term
- quit with 30% of term remaining to take gambling CEO gig

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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has announced his resignation and intention to accept the CEO job at Western Regional Off-Track Betting.

He confirms he will take “several” staffers from City Hall with him.


2/11
@tealtalk
The Aristocrats joke but NY Dems version



3/11
@Izengabe_
You left out waited to resign until it was too late to have a special election which allowed his preferred successor to serve as Mayor until the next general election next year.



4/11
@Lilobri
Why do American voters love hustlers?



5/11
@Rationalist69
Pulling a Higgins if you will



6/11
@juststopact
Elite level gambit



7/11
@LateAristotle
Maybe he has kids in college. Maybe his wife wants to retire well. Ben Sasse left the US Senate to make more money. I don’t see the scandal.



8/11
@UnhitchingHour
State Dems laying out the red carpet for this dipshyt get back in is an absolute disgrace.



9/11
@BenjamisRex
Really giving Adams a run for his money as worst mayor in New York State



10/11
@briskide
My lasting memory of Brown will always be during the massive Christmas blizzard two years ago, when people used the snowplow tracker and discovered Brown had his street plowed and then ignored the rest of the city.

And in response he had the trackers turned off



11/11
@ndhapple
Station sanctioned regional monopoly! (And still they keep going bust)




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1/31
@JDale_Shoemaker
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has announced his resignation and intention to accept the CEO job at Western Regional Off-Track Betting.

He confirms he will take “several” staffers from City Hall with him.



2/31
@Jennyjinx
He's corrupt, isn't he?

New Yorkers need to take back their politics



3/31
@rpphotovideo
What a scummy a$$hole. It is still disgusting how the @nydems railroaded @Indiawaltonbflo for this shytbag



4/31
@SekaranRaj76131
His decision to leave his current role as Buffalo Mayor and take on the CEO position at Western Regional Off-Track Betting is surprising and concerning. The fact that he plans to bring several City Hall staffers with him raises questions about potential conflicts of interest and the impact on local government operations



5/31
@Charlie90145234
How much harm did this negus cause Baltimore? Untold. Now he’s rewarding himself and his corrupt staffers.



6/31
@ToffeeFever
India Walton is owed AN APOLOGY.



7/31
@InformationSilo
If you wrote this guy in over India Walton you should feel deep shame



8/31
@escapedoomloop
These people put all their energy into beating the socialists who are the only ones in urban centers that actually want to govern rather than just do corruption



9/31
@ginsengaddict
An enthusiastic "fukk you" to the entire /search?q=#writedownbyronbrown crowd.

Seriously, the lot you should go to hell.



10/31
@ByGerrySullivan
Boo this man



11/31
@vegoid
Capitalists shouldn't be allowed into any government position. It's a conflict of interest to put someone in charge of the public when it's their literal, stated goal to extract as much wealth from the public as possible.



12/31
@Emiliodjorno
lol those lucky ppl getting fat govt paycheck for cradling his balls.



13/31
@AdjectiveNouns
If you wrote in this loser over India Walton I am laughing at you specifically and your snowplow parking lot you call a city does not deserve better.



14/31
@pomobobomofo
If this is the democracy Harris says she wants to save then Trump and Putin can have it



15/31
@JAIL_PHONE
These are dogshyt people—human garbage



16/31
@2Smitty2
All that bytching he did in the last election, just for him to up and give up? Yeah, never trust a moderate.



17/31
@m_magnuson
For those of you hating on Byron Brown, remember that OTB is a public benefit corporation, that is why he is bringing members of the public along with him.



18/31
@hell0_itsme
He should take all of them with him.



19/31
@DanaFreeling
WTF?



20/31
@WhipSn4p
the revolving door goes 'round...



21/31
@PaulWolf716
Interesting that it has already been discussed and apparently agreed that he will be taking several City Hall staffers with him to OTB.



22/31
@Blue_Bee_pllntr
Pathetic



23/31
@BadTakeEnjoyer
Bruh



24/31
@kittensnotkids
Wow. Old Byron's been mayor forEVER



25/31
@totalnewbie1
Lmao



26/31
@BrezhnevCoin
I hop Western Regional Off Track betting crashes, burns, explodes, dies and then crashes burns and eplxodes



27/31
@joffrey1586657
Yesh



28/31
@rodney_sart
What a fraud

Dems are not sending their best



29/31
@iamthesmiler
resigning in shame



30/31
@Thebattousai
Is this legal?



31/31
@Bloodhound1013
Resigns to take a job at OTB ? What a kick in the teeth to everyone that supported him.




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[Secure Da Bag]

So Buffalo is getting its socialist mayor again? If he lost in the primary, how the hell did he win as a write-in in the general????

 

[A.R.$]

So Buffalo is getting its socialist mayor again? If he lost in the primary, how the hell did he win as a write-in in the general????

All the big money people in the state came in and helped him win the general election. Plus a lot of older Black voters in the city didn’t like India. Also the business class hated her.