Correction: Worse Than a Cautionary Tale, It’s a Lesson Our Enemies Have Already Learned.

Anyone surprised by last night’s results in New York hasn’t been paying attention. Zohran Mamdani’s slate swept Tuesday’s congressional primaries — and being mad about it is not a winning strategy.

Sycophant Brad Lander dethroned Dan Goldman in NY-10 with about two-thirds of the vote. Claire Valdez won the 7th District. And as Zohran is eager to throw around the word “monster,” enter Darializa Avila Chevalier, who ousted the centrist incumbent in the 13th. Three races. Three wins — all executed through a brilliant, unified campaign by embracing and branding these candidates as a team — Zohran’s team — and they never let go.

It’s easy to explain away these losses by blaming it on antisemitism. The harder explanation is respecting what the other side built. One explanation makes us victims. The other forces us to look in the mirror and consider emulating their tactics.

The war for hearts and minds is here. This election wasn’t won or lost because one side was more righteous. It was won because one side was simply better at politics.

Words only matter when they become deeds.

The Jewish community too often fails to do these four things:

Galvanize. Organize. Strategize. Maximize.

This may explain everything.

There is enormous talent, influence, expertise, money, and passion in the Jewish community. But fragmentation is not a strategy. Without coordination, even........

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