In 2021, DSA candidate India Walton successfully won the Buffalo, NY primary over establishment incumbent Byron Brown. She would have been the first socialist mayor of a large city since Frank Zeidler left office as mayor of Milwaukee in 1960. But she never became Mayor. Brown sued to get on the ballot, failed, but launched a successful write in campaign. Echoing the current Zohran Mamdani moment, Governor Hochul declined to endorse Walton, though she was backed by WFP, and had secured endorsements from Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, and AOC. She joins Bad Faith to give her unique perspective on what it's like to win a Democratic Party primary, only to be beaten by the Democratic Party establishment, offer advice to Zohran Mamdani, who once campaigned for her in Buffalo, and offer her feelings on the viability of using the Democratic Party as a vehicle for real change. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)