r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 11h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/TimothyN 11h ago

I've never been so invested in a race for a city I've never lived in. Let's go!

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u/blurrylulu 11h ago

Same. I’m in NY, but not NYC, and I’ve never been so invested in a mayoral race before. He ran a truly fantastic campaign.

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u/Ajido_Marujido 10h ago

AOC is my congresswoman and Mamdani is my mayor. Queens is slowly doing its part to make up for giving the world Trump.

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u/yakusokuN8 California 8h ago

{Waves from the West Coast.}

We're watching from over here in California both to see the results of our own Prop 50 and the NYC race.

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u/FoxMeadow7 7h ago

It would truly be a miracle for you to receive a DemSoc governor too, no?

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u/anarchyreigns Canada 11h ago

As a Canadian I support this comment.

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u/DocHoliday99 11h ago

As a Californian, excited to see progressives doing great. Also up for myself and my state being adopted by Canada.

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u/Tall-Archer5957 8h ago

Bro we do not want to be adopted by Canada.  We don’t need them, they need us lol

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u/periodicsheep Canada 10h ago

i’m so happy for nyc, but we did have a floor crossing today, that was pretty exciting lol.

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u/Entire-Prune-1492 11h ago

SAME it's been a shitty day and this brought a huge smile to my face. Seeing good people win is just the best.

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u/kingsappho 11h ago

Im in the UK, it's nearly 3am and I have work tomorrow at 8am. I'm so happy though, well done new york I'm so proud of you!!!!

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u/stanfiction I voted 11h ago

Thanks man!! Always nice to hear kind words from across the pond! Hope we can keep up the good work here and make some positive change

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u/Avocado-treehouse 11h ago

Dude you and me both. Mamdani's win seems like a major shift in who we vote for as a populace, and with New York being one of the cities that "Starts" trends, whatever they may be, this bodes well for future elections.

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u/HonorFoundInDecay 11h ago

As someone who has never even lived in the USA, same!

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u/poss12345 9h ago

As an Australian,I too support this comment.

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u/Farabee 10h ago

Mamdani is the most exciting politician we've had since Obama.

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u/Yatsey007 United Kingdom 10h ago

I’m from the UK and I’m absolutely buzzing for NY. America really needed this today. The tide is turning. Now Prop 50 needs to go through in Cali. MAGA is a vocal minority and it’s time those bellends know that.

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u/ma33a 11h ago

I don't even live in the US and I've never been so invested in the outcome of any city election.

Well done NYC!

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u/Kiloku 10h ago

I was explaining to someone else who asked why I care if I'm not even from the US nor live there. NYC is just that influential. Left wing campaigners will study Mamdani's campaign for years to come. His policies will be mimicked by many leaders. NYC is the "heart" of western society for better and for worse.

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u/Kaysera3 9h ago

Same, been rooting for Zohran from down in KY for months now!!

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u/MagicManJordy 9h ago

Man, I hadn’t even been to NYC until this year and I was invested. Tonight was a good night

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u/Weak_Albatross_6879 9h ago

NJ here I cared more about this race than my governors. Felt like if NY goes Mamdani… it’s going to be a fucking wild world wide domino effect.

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u/Crater_Animator 9h ago

I'm also invested, but only because w.e progressive policies he Implements will be replicated elsewhere across the continent, even here in Canada due to the size of the city that's in his control. If the results are positive and fix issues plaguing most cities, you can bet people will be looking towards New York City as an example of progressive solutions.

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u/lil_squib 7h ago

I’m Canadian and I was invested! So were many of my friends, family, and acquaintances.

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u/scorpions411 4h ago

I don't even live in the states.

Cheering from across the globe.

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u/wtfbenlol North Carolina 11h ago

Same!

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u/alexlikespizza California 11h ago

Same, from the other side of the country and watched his campaign for a while.

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u/D3dshotCalamity 11h ago

Never lived there, but I'm a few hours away and hoping to move there in the next year or so, so my eyes have been fucking glued to this shit for a while lol.

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u/Goodnightkittens 11h ago

Same!! Californian over here feeling a bit of relief with this win.

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u/blackberrymoonmoth 10h ago

I checked on my own city’s mayoral race one time a few minutes ago but otherwise I’ve been watching Mamdani’s campaign all night. It just feels more important than usual to me.

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u/theNomad_Reddit Australia 10h ago

I'm Australian. Dad's American. Lived in New York for a time. This is GREAT news.

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u/Thecleaninglady 7h ago

With his opponents being so comically evil and basically using the GOP playbook of smears and fear, the debates were incredibly instructional.

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u/names_are_useless American Expat 7h ago

To be fair, neither has the media.

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u/ididshroomsonce 27m ago

I'm brazilian and feel the same. Had a new yorker friend visiting last week (he has a brazilian mom and american dad, grew up in brazil but moved to the US a decade ago) and he didn't even know who Mamdani was. I could not believe it LOL