2025 elections

[Vrede too]

Good grief. 8 million people in NYC and this is the best they can do? A Republican vigilante, a crook and a "socialist Muslim?

Would an old, disgraced, crook-adjacent, sexual harassing Andrew Cuomo have been better than a young socialist Muslim?

[O Really]

Good grief. 8 million people in NYC and this is the best they can do? A Republican vigilante, a crook and a "socialist Muslim?

Would an old, disgraced crook-adjacent, sexual harassing Andrew Cuomo have been better than a young socialist Muslim?

Probably not. Asd him to the good grief list too. Seriously, that's all they can come up with? To lead on of the greatest cities in the world?

[Vrede too]

Good grief. 8 million people in NYC and this is the best they can do? A Republican vigilante, a crook and a "socialist Muslim?

Would an old, disgraced, crook-adjacent, sexual harassing Andrew Cuomo have been better than a young socialist Muslim?

Probably not. Add him to the good grief list too. Seriously, that's all they can come up with? To lead one of the greatest cities in the world?

To be fair, we don't know yet whether inexperienced Zohran Mamdani will make a bad candidate or mayor. Fingers crossed.

[GoCubsGo]

And only 500,000 people turn out to what is essentially the election

We can look for polling but I don't think that Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a shoe-in.

No idea what turnout is like in off year general elections in NY. But I'd think the independent candidates, a not popular mayor and a disgraced former governor would likely cancel each other out an who cares about the republican.

[Supsalemgr]

I will be watching with interest to see if the citizens of NYC vote themselves into destruction.What this clown thinks is "rich people" can move.

[Vrede too]

We can look for polling but I don't think that Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a shoe-in.

No idea what turnout is like in off year general elections in NY. But I'd think the independent candidates, a not popular mayor and a disgraced former governor would likely cancel each other out an who cares about the republican.

Anything can happen in a multi-candidate election. The question will be if there are enough diehard Dems who don't mind voting for a pro-Palestinian Muslim socialist.

‘Let’s F**king Go’: Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate ‘Ray Of Light’ In A Dark Political Moment
A rooftop viewing party for the candidate erupted in cheers as his lead became apparent Tuesday night.

... “It’s a message of optimism and hope and no one else is delivering that,” added Julie, a 38-year-old Brooklyn resident. “People don’t want to just doomscroll on their phone all day. Zohran is saying a better world is possible.”

Mamdani’s victory is a seismic win for progressives and one that supporters see as sending a decisive message to the Democratic Party, which has often been skittish about embracing those on the left....

“[New York] is where the mayor will use his power to reject Donald Trump’s fascism, to stop ICE agents from deporting our neighbors and to govern our city as a model for the Democratic Party,” Mamdani said, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “A party where we fight for working people with no apology.”

Zohran Mamdani Isn’t The Only Winner Of New York City’s Mayoral Primary
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s defeat was a moment of triumph for the dozen or so women who accused him of sexual harassment.

Andrew Cuomo suffered a shocking and humiliating defeat in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night. Despite possessing pseudo-incumbency as a nearly three-term governor of the state, arguably the most recognizable last name in New York politics and a massive fundraising advantage, he lost to Zohran Mamdani, a relative political newcomer who is just 33 years old. Cuomo lost so quickly on Tuesday that he conceded before the city even counted rank choice votes.

Across the five boroughs, many of the people the pugilistic former governor angered over the years rejoiced. Brad Lander, another mayoral candidate and current city comptroller, told a crowd of supporters that “Andrew Cuomo is in the past. He is not the present or future of New York City.”

”Good fucking riddance,” he added.

Joel Wertheimer, who worked for Cuomo beginning in 2017, shared his own thoughts on Bluesky as it became clear the former governor was in trouble. “From the depths of my heart: fuck Andrew Cuomo and everybody who works for him.”

... It came as a shock to many of the women when Cuomo announced in March his candidacy for New York City mayor. It was even more stunning when many of those same Democrats who had called for his departure now supported his bid for mayor.

After last night’s upset, (Lindsey, the first woman to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment) Boylan had only three words for those Democrats: “Shame on you.”

... Mamdani’s campaign did energize the heavily blue city, quickly creating a reckoning within the Democratic establishment that had mainly endorsed Cuomo.

The fucking Democratic establishment will never change.

... “While I am relieved today and I feel really optimistic about last night’s outcome, I’m not going to count my chickens before they hatch,” (Ana, who accused Cuomo of inappropriate workplace behavior) Liss said, referring to Cuomo possibly still running as an independent. “We’ll see what happens in November.”

Fingers crossed.

Zohran Mamdani Reacts To Trump's Attack Following NYC Mayoral Primary Success
The president dubbed the democratic socialist a "100% Communist Lunatic."

... “You know, this is not the first time that President Trump is going to comment on myself, and I encourage him — just like I encourage every New Yorker — to learn about my actual policies to make the city affordable,” Mamdani said.

Mamdani added that Trump has so far failed to fulfill his campaign promise of lowering prices, noting that this could be an issue “that I would be willing to work with him.”

... “If he continues to focus on persecuting political enemies and on trying to detain and disappear New Yorkers, be it on the basis of their documentation or their sexual orientation or their politics, that is someone that I will fight time and again,” Mamdani told ABC....