Graham Platner was an unforced error – the left has lessons to learn | Osita Nwanevu
Many imagined his buff, gruff and tattooed traits would help him connect with working-class men. But this logic was flawed The left would do well to revisit New York ’s Democratic primaries two weeks ago – it was a sunnier news cycle, yes, but those races were also an object lesson in progressive realpolitik. Zohran Mamdani , busy as he already was, devoted a remarkable amount of time, resources and political capital to selecting and backing the eventual victors in three different races – in on…