'The Lowdown’ Finale Was the Perfect Election Night Chaser

'The Lowdown’ Finale Was the Perfect Election Night Chaser

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When Zohran Mamdani delivered his victory speech after winning the mayoral race in New York City last night, he made a point to thank “those so often forgotten by the politics of our city… Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas, Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses, Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.” In that moment, he made it clear that while his campaign was about returning the power of the city to the hands of the working class, it was also about embracing who that working class truly is. This was a clear-eyed, full-throated victory for the immigrants who have always and will always be part of the fabric of America.

Of course, there’s another side to that coin: the Amer