General Discussion

care, making public transportation faster and on some lines free, etc. It's not unusual at all since as of 2023 these cities managed to do it: Akron, Ohio
Alexandria, Virginia
Avon, Colorado
Baltimore City, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Breckenridge, Colorado
Cache Valley, Utah
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Clemson, South Carolina
Commerce, California
Corvallis, Oregon
Emeryville, California
Hoboken, New Jersey
Island County, Washington
Missoula, Montana
North Central New Mexico, New Mexico
Olympia, Washington
Park City, Utah
Raleigh, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia
Savannah, Georgia
Summit County, Colorado
Tucson, Arizona
Vail, Colorado

I think all states/cities can relate to increasing taxes on the wealthy.

I think all states/cities could relate to a positive, hopeful message that stands up for what it believes in and doesn't shy away from that (works for Tim Walz and others). I think the cities/states that can't are simply getting too much right wing talking points about communism, socialism, hating the rich, oh no - THE IMMIGRANTS are eating your pets, etc.

I think ultimately people respond to candidates that are real, not condescending, who speak their minds and who present a hopeful vision for a future. I think the winners in NJ and VA did that - as did NY. There's too much labeling of people and not enough talking about bold vision. I wish we'd not talk about oh no, a progressive can't win in NJ, oh no, a democratic socialist can only win in NY blah blah blah. I'd hope the party stops labeling their own candidates and starts supporting the ideas that people support across the board.