New York's elections continue to unleash a wave of political takes. Some of them, like my colleague Sophie Hurwitz's piece on the right-wing fearmongering against Jewish Americans, have been spot-on. Others, like the ones from Democratic leadership, not so much, at least in my humble opinion.
But my favorite is this one from Tim Murphy on Jack Schlossberg and how the myth of Camelot—that it was desirable, that it was ever even real—is no longer relevant in this political moment. From Tim:
If there’s one thing Tuesday’s results showed, it’s that there’s an urgency in politics right now that makes dynastic inheritance look small. The energy that’s animating Democrats in the city where Schlossberg attended pre-school isn’t nostalgia for the lost Kennedy idyll. Across much of the city, primary voters showed up at the polls to tear down the old way of doing things, newly empowered by their 2025 defeat of Andrew Cuomo, another Kennedy-adjacent scion. Like it or not, they’re motivated by idealism and a desire for something new—ironically, the kind of vibe shift the family once purported to embody.
Tim's analysis, as always, is excellent; you always come away learning a ton. But this one in particular got me amped up and feeling bright about our political possibilities. I urge you to read.
—Inae Oh
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