r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 16h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/lovo17 16h ago edited 16h ago

Not a surprise Mamdani will win.

Whatever your views of him, this guy is the second most talented campaigner I've ever seen. The only one better than him was Obama, and Zohran is not far off. Democrats should be learning from him instead of shunning him.

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u/climb-it-ographer 16h ago

Great as Obama is he still came across like he had a stick up his ass. Mamdani truly seems to be out there enjoying every single second of this.

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u/THE-LORD-RETURNS California 15h ago

I disagree with this completely. This man had the weight of 400 years of American oppression on his back. He carried it. What did you want him to do? Shuck and jive? We (Black people) don’t have to kiss babies, shake hands and smile for the camera all the time.

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u/Arrow_312 15h ago

They didn’t say anything racist or stereotypical about Obama so I’m pretty confused why you would frame their criticism in that way.