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Take Mamdani Seriously and Literally
By: Peggy Noonan - wsj.com - November 6, 2025
In 1932 and 1980, major ideological shifts lasted for a while. This century we swerve back and forth.What happened Tuesday is serious and big, but I start in a roundabout way. Throughout the 20th century it was the general way in American politics that when you made a lurch—1932 was a lurch left, from the presidency on down, 1980 a lurch right—you stuck with the lurch a while until you moved on, usually toward the center. In this century we lurch around more. This might suggest an enduring dynamism (strong people don’t fear new directions) or a constant fevered state (the weak thrash about). Whichever, we’re lurching, and afterward trying to understand our own logic.
So, on to Tuesday night’s returns and the Democratic sweep.
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