Democrats successfully swept a handful of elections in different parts of the country on Nov. 4. That has provided much-needed encouragement for the party when the White House and both houses of Congress are in Republican hands.

However, some limited wins are still a long way from decisive victory in next year’s midterm congressional elections, when the voters will choose the entire House of Representatives and one third of the members of the Senate.

That election in turn will be a major indicator regarding the presidential and congressional elections of 2028.

The most prominent of the elections was for mayor of New York City, where both the personal qualities and political convictions of the ultimate winner are distinctive, to say the least. Zohran Mamdani is young at 34 years old, tel

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