Schulman bests Gagarin - thank God!

Well folks, this one has flown kind of under the radar on this blog, but in the 29th Council District, Machine pick Lynn Schulman bested DSA's Aleda Gagarin, and it was actually the right call. I don't know how much info you have on the Gagarins - but they are bad news. Mel Gagarin is a frequent candidate for office (and it doesn't matter which one), and now the wife has joined in on the fun. Back in 2009, Mel was all about stopping overdevelopment. Last year, the former Weiner staffer called himself "a stay at home dad and community organizer" and ran a joke of a DSA campaign against Grace Meng for congress. This year, fellow fauxgressive Aleda was pimping hard for the real estate industry, pushing for legalization of cellar apartments and ADUs while being endorsed by fellow fauxgressives Jimmy Van Bramer and Brad Lander.

No, just no. It's also good to see an older candidate do well because the needs of seniors are being increasingly ignored by the social media superstars running for office these days.