Am I oversimplifying this?

[mr715]

82. The easiest answer to give.

I will again recall back to Mamdani, when asked where he would visit as mayor, said he would stay in New York.

When pressed about visiting Israel, he said he would reach out to Jewish communities in NYC, which at the time he aspired to be mayor of.

That framing of local politics and local responsibilities probably won him the election.

If Talarico is going around defending Platner, he isn't making a positive case for himself or a negative case against Ken Paxton. There is plenty going on in Texas, and they aren't going to worry about Maine politics.

Senators represent their state first. It is absurd to think people that otherwise would vote for Talarico would vote for Paxton because of the decision of primary voters in Maine -- an electorate they share only some similarities with.