India Walton: I Knew It Was Gonna Be Tough, But I Didn't Expect it to Get Nasty

Death, Sex & Money

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4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In 2021, India Walton won, then lost, the Buffalo mayor’s race. She continues to work and grieve in her city.

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0:00.0	At a certain point, I was just like,
0:04.0	would it not even do wrong?
0:06.0	I didn't steal, I didn't lie, I didn't cheat.
0:11.0	We ran a very clean race,
0:15.0	but our opposition was so angry.
0:20.0	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
0:27.0	This show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:33.0	I need to talk about more.
0:36.0	I'm Anne the Sail.
0:43.0	All eyes may have been on New York City's mayor race last night,
0:47.0	but the biggest upset might have actually been in the state's second largest city,
0:52.0	which could soon see the country's first socialist mayor in half a century.
0:57.0	In Buffalo, New York, in June of 2021,
1:01.0	India Walton beat four-term incumbent mayor, Byron Brown,
1:05.0	and the Democratic primary.
1:07.0	She was 39, a registered nurse, mother of four kids.
1:11.0	The political establishment was shocked, and so was she.
1:15.0	Money!
1:17.0	I won!
1:19.0	Money, I'm the mayor of Buffalo!
1:22.0	Well, not to get you, but yeah!
1:24.0	This video of her calling her mom after her victory went by Roy.
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