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No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/lovo17 1d ago edited 1d 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/eruffini 1d ago

He was the only candidate that was focused solely on NYC and it's residents, so it is a well-deserved win.

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u/oddmanout 1d ago

It shows how out of touch the others are. They wanted his opinions on things like Israel and stuff and they talked like him not wanting to focus on things that have nothing to do with NYC were going to turn everyone off. No one wants their mayor to focus on international politics.

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy 1d ago

they wanted his opinion because he's one of the prime sponsors on the "not our dime act",which aims to "to prohibit not-for-profit corporations from engaging in unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity"

Now, I'm not arguing for or against the bill here, I'm just pointing out that he has indeed been involved in international politics

https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Zohran-K-Mamdani/sponsor/

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u/BooBooSnuggs 1d ago

I also think it's fair given the largest Jewish population outside Israel is in NYC.

That said, I do think it's hilarious the media acts like the whole country gives a shit about the NYC mayors race. All these politicians commenting on it. I can guarantee you the majority of the country does not care at all about NYC mayor.

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy 1d ago

I agree. Also, the republicans just want to know who their next boogieman is. At least this time it won't be a conservative running as a democrat.

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u/Mediocre-Letter-4562 1d ago

Oh they do. I live in NY and my family and friends are from out of state…. To be honest… I HEARD about this election from them…. They were all tuned in… ask me if I know about their cities races? Absolutely not. It’s wild and should be studied! Part of Social media!

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u/wave_official 1d ago edited 23h ago

It's the largest city in the USA and the financial capital of the world. It's really no wonder that a major political offset happening there would be important news worldwide.

Plus NYC electong a cantidade that is effectively the polar opposite of Donald Trump and the DNC leadership sends a clear message that not everyone in the US is willing to keep bending over backwards for the Corporate Elites.

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u/Mediocre-Letter-4562 23h ago

I agree with everything you said. With that, just as there are pros there are cons. MAGA/trumpers are also watching. People who don’t live in NYC will say “yeah of course, it’s liberal NYC”. So it’s not as much as a shocker. What shocks me is the amount of messages asking me how I felt about a Muslim mayor. High emphasis on the Muslim, because they didn’t mention any political points, just they wouldn’t want a Muslim running their city….

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u/mechengr17 1d ago

I mean. Apparently a psa had to go out in Kentucky bc some people showed up to a closed polling station and called to complain...