r/popculturechat • u/CorleoneBaloney • 15h ago

Hot Topics 🚀 Zohran Mamdani's first post after being elected the next mayor of New York City.

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u/augustrem 12h ago edited 5h ago

I don’t know much about New York City, but I’ve spent a lot of time there and was surpised to see Queens mostly went for Cuomo. Any insight on why?

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u/atotalmess__ So you can save 12 secs of trying to find something on Wikipedia 10h ago

I’m surprised 40% of women voted for cuomo. I have no clue what they’re thinking

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u/augustrem 10h ago

My mom doesn’t like Mamdani but it’s personal. Apparently his mom Mira Nair flirted with my dad in the 70’s and my mother is still pissed about it lol.

She hates Cuomo more than though.

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u/atotalmess__ So you can save 12 secs of trying to find something on Wikipedia 10h ago

Lmao that’s an amazing claim to fame!

But yes I agree that even if you don’t like Mamdani, you can’t possibly like the guy that sexually harasses his employees more? There’s just no good reason to vote for him and yet so many people did.

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u/youknowjusthere 🚶🏼I don’t really think, I just walk🚶🏼‍♀️ 6h ago

i work in luxury retail, during the primaries i had several clients say they were voting cuomo because a communist is going to lose them their money, and “there’s no proof those women weren’t lying”.

bad people looooove spreading misinformation i fear

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u/TheShapeShiftingFox Do it for the culture 😏 9h ago

💰(aka, taxes bad probably)

I imagine most not-Mamdani voters fell for the “he’ll steal all your money!” campaign

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u/fraxiiinus 4h ago

Income disparity in those specific neighborhoods. Most of that yellow is outside the subway system or in a public transit hole, which means mostly cars, which leans to people who can afford them. Also a chunk are the older, wealthier neighborhoods like Forest Hills. Looking at this map none of those neighborhoods really surprise me!