A Breakdown of November 4th Election Outcome

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On Hard Knock Radio, Davey D sat down with Pastor Mike McBride of Live Free and former New York City Councilmember Charles Barron to unpack a dramatic election night and the work ahead. Davey opened with big headlines from Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the passage of Prop 50, and Mondami’s win in New York, then flagged Governor Gavin Newsom’s sober warning about National Guard and Border Patrol presence at polling places as a stress test for the future.

Barron urged celebration with caution. He praised record turnout and Mondami’s organizing muscle, yet warned of a fast pivot toward neoliberal deals that sideline Black radicals. He cited signals like support for keeping Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, alignment with real estate friendly housing moves, and distancing from retirees fighting privatized health care. He also criticized Mondami’s posture on Cuba and Venezuela, and argued that budgets in New York City and Albany are large enough to blunt federal cuts right now. For Barron, the real win is the growth of a Black Solidarity Coalition and a push to elect independent Black radicals to local bodies that control housing, schools, and services.

Pastor Mike framed the moment as a fight against an authoritarian surge. Two things are true at once, he said. The Democratic Party is a weak vehicle for transformation, and people must still engage in democratic participation. Turnout rose because pain is high and the path through it was named. Elections are contact sport, but so is governing. He called for a six to eight month sprint to build people power, deep relationships across class and generation, and a platform driven by communities rather than personalities. He pointed to the Bay Area as proof that party labels alone do not deliver housing or accountability.

Davey closed by urging immediate recruiting for the potential new seats created by Prop 50 and vigilance against slick astroturf campaigns that weaponize Black faces to sell right wing agendas. The assignment is clear. Organize, set demands, and make the victories mean something on the ground.

Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

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