Pretty wild how some on the left treated Corey Johnson during city budget negotiations & in the deal& #39;s aftermath, through today when he dropped from the mayoral race. He pushed the city left on a variety of fronts, passed some major progressive items by overpowering the mayor...

...many of those accomplishments appear forgotten b/c he compromised on the NYPD budget, in part standing down to Council members of color who didn& #39;t want his foot so heavy on the defund gas & b/c the ground has shifted on the Rikers/new jails debate.

In part what we& #39;ve again seen is how challenging it can be to be City Council speaker & (eye a) run for mayor, where you do actually have to take stands, find compromise, negotiate a budget, etc. & Johnson& #39;s record over the last few years is pretty full of progressive wins.

Anyway, plenty more to be said on all this, but as of now there& #39;s no one running for mayor who has actually accomplished as many major progressive things for the city in recent years as Johnson. So we& #39;ll see what the policy platforms & promises look like, but that& #39;s just a fact.