Why do all the successful socialists come from NYC? Mamdani, AOC, Bernie

I think in general the huge amount of wealth inequality probally contributes heavily, 1% of new york citizens makes about 44% of income according to statistics i could find.

But in a broader sense im really not sure why these canidates actually succeed here, over other cities of similar demographics and wealth distribution.

Chasing Curiosity. People, Nature, Machines. Hakuna Matata, "Its a problem-free philosophy.”

I think in general the huge amount of wealth inequality probally contributes heavily, 1% of new york citizens makes about 44% of income according to statistics i could find.

But in a broader sense im really not sure why these canidates actually succeed here, over other cities of similar demographics and wealth distribution. 


https://www.gothamgazette.com/49-topics/economy/683-as-incomes-gap-widens-new-york-grows-apart

But also according to their bios 

Bernie was "radicalized" when he went to college for school after dropping out of college in new york 

AoC was "radicalized"while at Boston college due to her father's death

And zohran was radicalized by his parents, they both were left aligned politically