Zohran Mamdani, a little-known democratic socialist, has won the Democratic Party nomination for mayor of New York, defeating perhaps the most perfectly unfit establishment candidate the establishment could have supported, as the Post and Times report. From a Hub Blog reader in the Big Apple:

“Confession of a moderate NY Democrat. I voted Commy today, not Cuomo, or was it yesterday? I did not rank Cuomo. I voted Lander, Adreinne Adams, Stringer, Mamdani. I could not bring myself to vote for Cuomo with his faux tough guy persona, Octogenarian Democratic endorsements and 11 (or is it 13?) sexual harassment accusations which he disdainfully denies. … I really wanted to vote more moderate but he is such a creep. And then Biden-like all the Democrats closed ranks and endorsed him. It’s the same mistake over and over again. Cuomo is like Trump. He is on a vindication crusade defending his family honor. This is all about him. What message does it send to young women when Bill Clinton and Cuomo team up for the final push?”

Bonus election lament: “I’m dismayed by society page articles about Democratic ‘royalty’ attending Huma Abedin and Ales Soro’s wedding. Sorry boomers, it’s time to hand the keys over to the next generation.”

Speaking of Huma Abedin, I’m sure Hub Blog readers are anxious to know that her ex-husband’s dramatic comeback bid has apparently failed. It would have been so much fun. Think of all the potential headlines, now gone, forever unsplashed.