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That being said, a responsibility toward pragmatic reality must be respected, and there are times when empathy and emotional support are not enough — especially because you have already seen his abusive behavior firsthand.

Oksana, though, is pragmatic: she says that for all the fears for her daughter, they have no choice but to endure it.

But those victories, like the shutdown fight, have accentuated strategic tensions between the pragmatic and progressive, or left-wing, factions of the party.

The Mayor-elect hasn’t yet revealed a pragmatic streak, but if Mr. Mamdani doesn’t find one, New York’s loss will be Tennessee’s gain, to say nothing of Texas, Florida and the rest.

Some see it as conciliatory, others as pragmatic.