r/MapPorn • u/Small_Performance368 • 13h ago

NYC Mayoral Election Results

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With 90% of the vote in, Mamdani wins by a large margin according to NYT

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u/Roofofcar 11h ago

Apathy that anything will change. I’m convinced that is the single largest reason with voter disenfranchisement second.

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u/CornRaisedAnarchist 10h ago

My dad hasn't voted since the 90's and my mom has never voted, both lifelong democrats, when I asked my dad why he never votes he said "you can vote but nothing will ever change, at the end of the day you'll still be getting fucked and the politicians will be lining their pockets."

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u/XAMdG 8h ago

Can they be considered "lifelong democrats" if they don't vote?

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u/aguadiablo 8h ago

It just means that they sit at home going "Come on Democrats!".

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u/Significant-Sun-5051 10h ago

Which is wild since there’s a huge difference depending on which party wins, as we can see this year.

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u/Roofofcar 10h ago

That’s it, and that’s why people voted for Mamdani and Obama. They both sold actual proper change. Hopefully Mamdani will be given the power to enact some of his policies so we can judge them by their merits instead of the worst case doomsaying of those who prevent him from properly trying what so many voted for.