The surprise socialist winner of Buffalo’s Democratic primary for mayor discusses her road into politics and what can be learned from her grassroots campaign
A 38-year-old Buffalo native, Walton became a single mother at the age of 14, dropped out of high school, lived in a group home, and then earned her GED while pregnant with twins, who were born prematurely when Walton was just 19.
If Walton is able to win the general election, she’ll join progressives like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Jamaal Bowman , and others who have parlayed their working-class experience to knock off entrenched Democrats. One thing a lot these insurgents share is that they identify as socialists. Walton, too, has embraced the term at a time when it has been weaponized by the right — and centrists like Brown — to attack public servants who, more than anything, just want to serve the public.
America has changed because we are really having some difficult conversations surrounding race and policing.
It doesn’t change much. It does feel good, though. I’ll say that. It feels great. But even for the primary race, I ran like my life depended on it, right? Like, I literally had a concept for a podcast called “Running for Our Lives,” where I would explain all of the challenges that were happening during the campaign.
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