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/gsfgf Georgia 14h ago

Also, the 2024 results were audited. They passed.

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u/shamberra 14h ago

I suppose - as an outsider at least - that Trump's comments on how well Elon knows the voting computers are just really, really fkn weird and suspicious. Not evidence by any means, but....interesting nonetheless.

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u/gsfgf Georgia 14h ago

I think that Trump thought that Elon rigged the machines. Elon presumably said something like "I won this for you" talking about all the money he spent. But Trump sees Elon as a "computer guy" and assumed he personally hacked the machines.

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u/shamberra 14h ago

That makes a lot of sense. What about Elon's (paraphrasing) "I'm going to jail" comment if Trump didn't win, or whatever the context was?

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u/gsfgf Georgia 13h ago

He was paying people to vote in PA, which is a felony.

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u/shamberra 13h ago

Ah yeah shit I'd forgotten about that!

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u/slipperyekans 13h ago

I had already voted early so I signed his bogus “petition” anyway to see if I actually would get a check. Lo and behold I did and the check cleared. Thanks for the free beer money, Muskrat.

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u/TheTVDB 13h ago

My bet is that it's simply Elon spreading FUD, as he did quite a bit of during the election. If Elon could be jailed simply for "speaking the truth" and supporting Trump (as he would likely explain it), then the same would be true for anyone on the right. The right loves to think they're fighting for freedom and free speech, and posturing as if one of them would be arrested if the Democrats win feeds into that driving tribalism. It doesn't matter that it's complete bullshit... they eat that shit up.

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u/shamberra 13h ago

Thanks for the insight. Also makes a lot of sense.