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October 27, 2025

DESPERATE AND DOWNWARDLY MOBILE:

I think conservatives understand Zohran was an avatar for downwardly mobile creative affluents and that he focused on their status and income anxieties.

I don’t think he has any real prescriptions to fix their problems but he is an effective instantiation of their political and… https://t.co/yaqMTuayu7

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) October 27, 2025

It might be much simpler than even that: Mamdani isn’t just a lefty — he’s a young and trendy lefty.

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