How socialist India Walton won the Buffalo mayoral primary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Even her messaging around socialism -- a word often used as a point of attack -- was clearly stated, with Walton often saying that the city already engages in socialism through tax breaks and public subsidies for corporations.
51% : Instead of litigating the popularity and definition of the phrase "defund the police," Walton emphasized the ideas behind the phrase, advocating for a non-law enforcement response to mental health crises and discussing what budget opportunities would be available by diverting police funding.
49% : As a working-class Black woman, Walton disrupted that narrative and advocated for socialism as a result of organizing and personal experience rather than from an academic or theoretical perspective.

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