The people triumphed over billionaires yesterday, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that when we fight for bold policies that help the working class, we can win big.

Zohran Mamdani rocketed to victory last night, overcoming millions of dollars spent by billionaires to defeat his agenda to make New York City a city that working people can afford.

The pundits may want to dismiss this win as New York being New York, but here’s the reality: The bold, progressive candidate who campaigned on a real affordability agenda won.

That can happen anywhere.

And let’s talk about who lost. A disgraced former governor endorsed by Trump, who can’t take no for an answer, who sold out working families to get donations from billionaires, and who only spoke about what we can’t do and what’s not possible.

Voters proved that all the MAGA-billionaire money in the world still could not buy New York City. They rejected the old politics of fear and ushered in an era of new leadership. Mamdani’s win is a beacon of hope that we CAN make our government work for working people.

It’s not radical to fight for universal childcare. It’s not radical to think transportation should be fast and free. It’s not radical to make housing affordable. In fact, these things are the reason why we have government in the first place — to make life better for the people we serve.

And voters overwhelmingly agree, not just in New York. Affordability — not the billionaire agenda — wins all across America.

Here in Boston, Josh Kraft — the son of a billionaire with infinite money — wasn’t even on the ballot last night against Mayor Michelle Wu because he dropped out after an embarrassing 49-point loss in the September primary.

In Virginia and New Jersey, Democratic champions Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill defeated Trump-wannabes, catapulting to victory with a clear message to make life more affordable for working people. They championed ideas like more affordable housing, freezing utility rates, lowering health care costs.

So don’t tell me that Democrats need to suck up to billionaires in order to win elections. Nope. Voters are saying — shouting — that they want Democrats to fight for working people. To fight HARD. No longer can we stay in a defensive crouch. No longer can we nibble around the edges and hope we can settle for safe, incremental change. We’ve got to stiffen our spines, stand together, and fight.

That’s exactly what Governor Newsom and California voters did by overwhelmingly passing Prop 50 yesterday. It’s a critical stopgap that prevents the GOP from aggressively tipping the scales with their unprecedented mid-year gerrymandering campaign. And unlike what the GOP forced through in Texas, this temporary measure was passed by voters — not by a phone call from the President. Californians showed that we will not just stand by and accept that Trump is destroying our democracy.

Today I’m waking up feeling hopeful and energized. The path forward for the Democratic party is clear: We win when we fight like hell for working people. When we champion bold ideas even if billionaires don’t like them. When we aspire to govern in ways that may not have been tried before, rather than settle with “that’s never going to happen.” When we stand up to the extremism of Donald Trump’s administration.

Voters sent us a clear message. And I’m going to do everything in my power to get our government to listen.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth