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At the very least it normalizes and demystifies socialism for many people, which in itself is worth something. Getting everyday people to consider socialism as a viable alternative to the status quo is a big deal, and having a socialist mayor in arguably the most important city in the US goes some way toward that. Even if Zorhan crashes and burns, it will still help radicalize people, as you said.
I do kind of agree with the notion that we shouldn't put too much faith in electoral politics but at the same time we should always try to get socialists or leftwing people into positions of power when possible, for the reasons I stated above.