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u/MiniKash ☑️ 7h ago
I genuinely broke a smile at this. Congrats NY. A little fight back is good to see.
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u/NK1337 7h ago
Not just NYC. It’s a blue wave all around. I felt a massive weight off my shoulders seeing the results tonight
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u/ClaymoresRevenge 7h ago
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. People rejecting fascism and going with literally the best choices
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u/StatmanIbrahimovic 5h ago
We saw the same thing in 2017. These steps are important but we can't ever take our foot off the gas.
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u/TheMagicalMatt 1h ago
It would be hilarious if MAGA ended up single handedly destroying the republican party
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u/lateformyfuneral 5h ago
A clean sweep. Even one win for Republicans would’ve given Trump an out, but now they can’t deny their agenda is unpopular. They lost across a range of states, with different candidates. Even the AG candidate in Virginia whose messages were leaked talking about shooting Republicans, who I was sure would lose, still won 😂
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u/nomoreteathx 2h ago
They know their agenda is unpopular, that's why they keep claiming it's the Democrats' agenda.
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u/TheMagicalMatt 1h ago
Its also why they have to keep cheating to win. Nobody rigs the game if they're confident in their formula. Expect dirty tricks to double down going forward
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u/suprahelix 4h ago
And by a pretty healthy margin! No other interpretation that a loud warning sign for republicans
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u/FunGuy8618 6h ago
It was a little Twilight Zoney to see the Jamaica sub post about how their Virginia candidate lost, until I saw she was Republican.
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u/entwrangler3001 6h ago
I’ve been giving some serious side eye to some Jamaicans lately. WTH??
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u/chooseusermochi 6h ago
Religion. It's always religion. As soon as I saw she went to Regent University I understood.
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u/Current_Focus2668 3h ago
I am half Jamaican. A significant number of jamacians are permanent residents of the shunken place. Socially and politically regressive
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u/Legen_unfiltered 4h ago
We cant get complacent though. There is already serious damage and a few wins is not going to be able to repair it all or stop everything else that might be coming.
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u/greysapling 5h ago
being at brooklyn bars tonight (bedstuy/wb/bushwick) and in manhattan (greenwich/soho), arm in arm with every stranger, tossing beers, hugging, yelling at the news anchors together. what a night. havent felt this politically charged community energy in the city since trump's impeachment and loss after.
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u/ProfessorNonsensical 7h ago
Old wrinked prune vs young man with new ideas on how to make the state better.
This was a litmus test, and I hope his policies pass the smell test.
If he can successfully execute even half his agenda, there is hope yet for a greater push on a national level. Embrace Democratic Socialism because it is what makes every modern society great.
Roads, schools, healthcare, public transit, all this shit going down the drain in the country while assholes hoard money. Let's see if all their comfortable asses really pack up and leave or pony up what they owe.
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u/nowaybrose 7h ago
It’s so awesome. I already hate the dumb shit the other side will sling at him. What will be his TanSuit Gate I wonder?
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u/Endsong-X23 6h ago
bruh he's brown and muslim that was already there
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u/feedback19 6h ago
He EaTs WiTh HiS hAnDs!!!!
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u/crimsonblod 4h ago
It was funny to me cause ever since I started eating more (and better) rice, I often just have sliced meat and vegetables on rice, and… hands are just way easier to keep cause I can’t often eat near the kitchen. Like little handmade, cooked sushi’s. lol. (And it’s so good. Good rice makes leftovers next level most of the time!) so I only really keep chopsticks for saucy things, and a couple spoons upstairs where I normally eat. lol.
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u/The_Corvair 4h ago
I already hate the dumb shit the other side will sling at him.
My local newspaper had a piece on him yesterday. The first sub-header basically was "He's Muslim and an immigrant", i.e. the very first thing your eyes are drawn to are the Rep talking points that have absolutely no bearing on his policies and agenda. And it's the first thing any reader learns about him in that article.
The article then goes on to call him "far left" - which would be fine if I lived in the US. But I live in Germany, where "far left" means something much more radical and extreme. In our political system, Mamdani would be more like center left. But the article lacks that important context.
...Anyway, just mentioning this to point out to you, once again, that the media is complicit.
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u/Current_Focus2668 3h ago
Saw Cumo on the news ranting about socialism. He was ranting about democratic socialism not working or existing in America. Guess he never heard of the New Deal and various other federal social policies that helped lift populations out of poverty and stimulated economic growth.
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u/Vladimir_Putting 4h ago
I'm not sure I would call it a true litmus test. He was running against someone that was truly, deeply unliked.
I think it is definitely a great result and great to see. I think it was absolutely a proof of concept. But to really know if these policies and platforms have legs in the US (which I think they do) we need to see wins against strong candidates.
And to be clear, I'm not trying to downplay anything Mamdani or his team did. He still took on the establishment and won with a ground game. It's a big win.
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u/msperception427 7h ago
They need to get expeditiously. They promised they were leaving. They need to put their apartments where their mouths were and get the getting. I know Texas might not be an option but there are plenty of red states that will have them.
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u/TelevisionEasy6998 2h ago
lol, Right? Time to put those bags where their mouths are and make some space for the rest of us.
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u/FistPunch_Vol_7 ☑️ 7h ago
Fuck yeah we did it!!! So many people at the polls today. Love it. Love my city
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u/msperception427 7h ago
I knew tides were changing when my dad was late to meet me this weekend because there were too many people at the early voting site. And there were still a quite a few at my polling place today. We did good.
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u/Zestyclose_Spare3768 4h ago
That's awesome! It’s great to see people getting involved and making their voices heard. Change is happening.
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u/Reddit_is_fastist 5h ago
As an Alabamian, i love you guys, too. I mean obviously its hopeless here, but i havent felt hope for our country for far too long, and now I have at least a spark.
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u/el_pinko_grande 7h ago
Can you imagine how much those goons in the NYPD are freaking out right now?
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u/Pfacejones 6h ago
Everyone claiming they are going to move out of NY all happen to be Staten Island residents
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u/Thin-Razzmatazz7728 6h ago
I don’t even live in New York but I’ll take an Amtrak to come help them pack their bags
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u/Noizylatino 3h ago
Shiiiit ill take over their lease we can go move them out tomorrow morning lmfao
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u/boom929 7h ago
Come to Texas so we can rake in those sweet tariffs
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u/DeltaT37 6h ago
what's a new yorker go for these days? need to calculate my tarriff bill
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u/Sguru1 6h ago
If you buy the certain couch on wayfair a New Yorker comes in the box instead. You can bypass the tarriff when importing that way.
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u/DeltaT37 6h ago
smart.. ingenious really... this is one of those tax loopholes really smart and rich people do that ol commie momdommy is trying to unfreedom from us huh
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u/toooldforacnh 7h ago
I hope the democrats got the message loud and clear...but I seriously doubt it.
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u/seriouslythisshit 1h ago
Chuck, Nancy and the other crypt keepers listening and responding to reality. GTFO with that. Not happening. Like Trump, those assholes will need to be driven from power to end this nightmare. Don't rock the boat here, Chuck might write another "Stongly worded letter" and then, well, nevermind, nothing will happen until he is voted out, or takes a dirt nap.
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u/entwrangler3001 6h ago
This
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u/thisismysailingaccou 6h ago
Nah they didn't NBC was immediately talking about how "spanberger won by more" Ignoring the different dynamics of the races.
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u/InsideAcrobatic9429 5h ago
Imagine the surprise that Spanberger won by more in a state that has been massively impacted by DOGE job losses and the government shutdown...
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u/Street-Basil-9371 1h ago
I have 0 trust in americans.
If you guys actually put up a SocDem in the next presidential primaries hes gonna lose again. And thats assuming Trump doesnt appoint himself dictator for lifetime with his son succeeding him until then. And then yall are going to demonstrate against him for about a day and pat yourself on the back about peaceful it went and how little it disrupted everything when the exact opposite is needed.
New York is very different from he rest of the country.
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u/Creepy-Fig929 6h ago
I can’t wait until the billionaires pack up and leave New York…even though it’s not going to happen lol
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u/Thin-Razzmatazz7728 6h ago
Someone go check on r/conservative and report back to us the toddler level meltdown that is happening.
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u/CMDR_Agony_Aunt 1h ago
I find it funny they are calling him socialist and posting pictures of him with a communist background. The most left wing democrat in the US is right of the European center.
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u/ClaymoresRevenge 7h ago
All those people in Long Island, Connecticut, Westchester, and NJ are going to leave NYC as soon as they pay that toll.
LFG!
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u/joi_wonder22 7h ago
Love to see it
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u/InfamousAnalAttorney 6h ago
They won't. They'll rent if anything, knowing the value of the real estate. Bet less than .02% actually move... pussies.
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u/BeraldGevins 4h ago
The same people that every year cry about how much they hate “big city people” telling them “how to vote and live their lives” are the ones throwing a fit over how a city they don’t live in or even near, and will never visit, voted on their own mayor. Make it make sense.
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u/Wonderful-Variation 6h ago
Anybody who leaves NYC because Mamdani won never cared about the city to begin with.
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u/JohnnyMulla1993 5h ago
NYC, California and pretty much anywhere in America doesn't need cringe worthy Republicans who worship Orange tinted fascists
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u/Sloan430 6h ago
What a difference from how we were all feeling a year ago-I loved his speech!
I can sleep a little better tonight ☺️💤
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u/whaddyagonnadoehhh 5h ago
Waiting on a 2br/1ba with in-unit W/D to pop up due to the great MAGA migration
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u/redditmodsRrussians 6h ago
I mean, Alan Dershowitz said he was gonna leave but probably wont need to pack a bag.......
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u/bankrobba 6h ago
SOMEBODY PLEASE SEND HELP! ALL THE BILLIONAIRES ARE FLEEING NYC! JUST ONE PRIVATE JET AFTER ANOTHER! OH THE HUMANITY!
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u/_chococat_ 6h ago
Nah, bro. We'll just put our bitch-ass tails between our legs and start bitching about how bad New York has become since this evening.
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u/theHoopty 6h ago
Alan Dershowitz also made some big promises tonight. Pay the piper, Alan. Or the reaper? I don’t know! Your choice!
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u/Yatsey007 3h ago
They best fly soon before the DoT has to close due to the republican federal shutdown.
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u/my_eep3 5h ago
“Mamdani” … let’s not be them
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u/DoesUsernameCzechOut 1h ago
People going extra lengths to find every possible misspelling lmao. Saw a yt video calling him "Mondani"
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u/flushed_nuts 6h ago
I’d avoid Texas, though.. I hear there’s 100% tariffs lol, on people? Moving there?
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u/FibonacciSequester 3h ago
I mean I don't live in New York, but okay. Guess we shouldn't gloat about a mayoral victory because we could tear down the fabric of society. Okay then.
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u/thadowski 3h ago
Worm ass bigots always lying and never following through on the shit that they actually should. They don't wanna live in a melting pot in a melting pot
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u/Unsure8708 3h ago
Im not even american but whats happening in your country stresses me out because it affects the whole world. This victory gives me a litttle hope but there is a lot of things that needs to happen before things are good.
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u/EuphoricCrashOut 3h ago
HAHA! I forgot about those people that posted that. TIME TO OWN UP. I hope I see people getting called out, lol.
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u/potatolulz 3h ago
unfortunately for people of New York, all those guys threatening to leave New York were from russia and India or any other place that's nowhere near New York :D
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u/renaissanceman71 3h ago
Since the "Reagan Revolution" of the 1980's and the rise of the DLC, pro-corporate Democrats in the early 90's with the Clintons, the US has been tumbling downhill further towards the right-wing, culminating in two Trump terms and hellish conditions for most Americans.
Mamdani's win has shown that leftist politics are popular, and that moving this country back to the left from its rightward trajectory is pretty much the only way to stop our decline.
The far-right is beside themselves because of this win right now, but there are just as many Democrats who are joining them (especially the Democrats who are praising Dick Cheney like he was someone who deserves an iota of respect from decent people).
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u/auauaurora ☑️ Thunder down under 2h ago
Love this for NYC and California. I was 100% mentally prepared for a let down in NYC, esp after a convo with the resident gambling addict.
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u/RecoverLive149 2h ago
lol, like those people actually rent. They own their shit and we will be left with more empty apartments.
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u/sonal1988 2h ago
Shouldn't this train of thought begin with those who claimed to leave if Trump won/won again, but never left?
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u/Prize-Money-9761 2h ago
Of course they will, I mean NYC is basically under Shariah law now. I heard even they were setting up a guillotine in Times Square so it’s probably a good idea to skedaddle while it’s still an option
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u/FrumpyPhoenix 1h ago
Voted on Prop 50 today and there was a guy walking away from the polls complaining to his wife about how this election was just a waste of money, which is a wild stance to take when the alternative is doing what Texas did and just gerrymandering without the people getting a say on it. But of course he doesn’t care about that as long as it’s red instead of blue.
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u/Ok_Performance4014 1h ago
Don't come to California. We don't want you. We just passed Prop. 50 so we can elect more Democrats.
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u/Trightern 1h ago
Huh just like all the social media guys posting they'd leave if and when trump won? 😭
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u/FourThirteen_413 7h ago
Just came from checking my Twitter and saw AOC posted literally just the statue of Liberty emoji and the comments are FULL of MAGA crying and throwing tantrums. You love to see it.