Tuesday night’s election results from New York City to California delivered a gut-wrenching blow to freedom’s defenders. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America firebrand, easily seized the NYC mayor’s office. Virginia’s governorship flipped and the House of Delegates was an absolute bloodbath. California cemented its one-party dominance by handing Gov. Gavin Newsom a high-profile win. Even New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, where prospects had looked more favorable, fell to the progressive machine. Those opposed to traditional American values are no longer outside the gate. They are now entrenched in the nation’s power centers.
The signs were blazing, yet the warnings went unheeded. Mamdani was unapologetic with his anti-Israel rhetoric, BDS support, and open embrace of socialist policies. Money overflowed liberal campaign coffers. Polls were screaming that elections nationwide were headed in a negative direction. Yet, that did not seem to trigger action.
So, what went wrong? How could this happen across the country in such a measurable way? The main culprit: Apathy.
Patriots scrolled past alerts, skipped campaign events, ignored voter registration drives and dismissed local races as “unimportant.” The opposition organized relentlessly going door-to-door, sending out personalized texts to supporters, while far too many conservative voters sat on our hands.
