“The votes aren’t there for redistricting,” said a spokesman for the state’s Senate GOP, the president’s first major setback in his redistricting push ahead of next year’s elections.
Young voters need to be actively engaging with local politics in meaningful ways, rather than merely filling in a ballot. In doing so, these voters help Ithaca’s policies reflect their own voices.
Newcomer Zohran Mamdani, age 34, has used social media and big progressive ideas to shoulder past Andrew Cuomo, who’s 67 and long a member of Democratic Party royalty.