The political tsunami that swept Republicans into power in places they weren’t expected to was one of the top stories last week, as RedState reported. But there was also a pleasant surprise tucked among the Democrats who won — even in New York City — as Nick Arama included in her round-up of the winners nationally in last Tuesday’s elections:
But that wasn’t all. In the deeply blue — it’s hard to get bluer — New York City, there was also a sea change. The city will now have a more moderate Democrat, law and order former police officer Eric Adams as mayor to replace the rabidly left Bill de Blasio.
Indeed, he’s certainly different in some striking ways from De Blasio. On Friday, Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, took his fellow progressive Democrats to task for the party’s devastating losses elsewhere. He didn’t mince words about what the issues are.
NY Daily News
“There’s a body in our country where there’s no desire to talk. There’s an anarchist group in this country that many of us are ignoring,” he said. “They’re throwing Molotov cocktails at police cars. They are trying to disrupt our way of life.”
He added that Democrats need to “weed them out from those who have real concerns and engage in real conversation with them.”
“If I have one message to the Democrats: Get back on the ground,” he said.
Two Democrat politicians were named by him in particular. He shared this message with them.
Adams said he spoke with both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris about Tuesday night’s election results and said he was clear in his conversations with them that Democrats “better engage on the ground.”
“I just believe we don’t have our fingers on the pulse of everyday Democrats and even in the purple areas — people who are trying to decide,” he said. “Democrats don’t want to disband police departments. They want police officers to do their job.”
Appearing Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Adams continued to pile on, telling co-anchor Dana Bash:
“….[W]e continue to give a dysfunctional product every year, not educating our children; 65 percent of black and brown children don’t read proficiency in New York City…. Public safety is really a real problem, not only the action, but the perception.”
Eric Adams, NYC Mayor-elect: “65%” of Black and Brown children can’t Read [proficiently]New York City. There are rats running around. […]Not picking up garbage is a problem for public safety. […]It is time to go back to basics. pic.twitter.com/fJ7tNfgsd6
— The Hill (@thehill) November 8, 2021
But don’t get me wrong. Adams is still a progressive who believes that ‘government’ is the answer for most problems; For example, his answer to Bash about how COVID vaccinations are going in NY begins by sounding like any other Dem. He isn’t planning on scraping the mandates his predecessor put in place.
It is refreshing, however, to be able to say something like this from a leading Democrat in a city.
“We have done an amazing job. More than 80 percent are required to be mandated. Many municipal workers are mandated as well. However, you will see that some of these issues are real when you examine the details.
One young woman I spoke to was an example. She is exempt from religious obligationsFor all our [sic] children. They’re 20-something years old, never vaccinated in schools. They are now, Why are we suddenly telling her that we don’t respect this?
If you do, it is a good idea. Real health care problems exist, with real religious exceptions….
Because I needed to, I read it twice. A progressive who respects religious liberties, calls out Antifa as violent thugs, and doesn’t want to rip apart our police departments? To be conservative, Adams and every other Democrat speaking in such a manner is something to watch out for.
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