New York City race for Mayor

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Cal88
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bear2034 said:

Isn't Mamdami the perfect candidate to receive big donor money? A Democrat running for mayor in a large blue city?

He was outspent 5 to 1 by Cuomo in the primary, will also be vastly outspent in the general election.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/26/cuomo-fix-city-independent-expenditures-mayor/

https://fortune.com/2025/06/26/bill-ackman-bankroll-nyc-mayoral-candidate-defeat-zohran-mamdani/

Anarchistbear
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bear2034 said:

Isn't Mamdami the perfect candidate to receive big donor money? A Democrat running for mayor in a large blue city?


Hardly, none of the major Democrats in the state have endorsed him even after he won- Schumer, Hillebrand, Hochul, Jeffries, Clinton etc.

I don't know if he does anything else after this. Mayor of NYC doesn't prepare you much for another office and the proof will be in how he governs.

But it has resulted in two major revelations
1) The Democrats are at war with their own voters
2) The Israeli/US false flag of anti-semitism is not even succeeding in the most Jewish city in the world. Young people are done with Israel
Big C
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Anarchistbear said:

bear2034 said:

Isn't Mamdami the perfect candidate to receive big donor money? A Democrat running for mayor in a large blue city?


Hardly, none of the major Democrats in the state have endorsed him even after he won- Schumer, Hillebrand, Hochul, Jeffries, Clinton etc.

I don't know if he does anything else after this. Mayor of NYC doesn't prepare you much for another office and the proof will be in how he governs.

But it has resulted in two major revelations
1) The Democrats are at war with their own voters
2) The Israeli/US false flag of anti-semitism is not even succeeding in the most Jewish city in the world. Young people are done with Israel

I'm not sure they're done with Israel as a sovereign nation as much as they are done with Netanyahu's government.

Otherwise, you could maybe say that young people around the world are done with the U.S. (of course that might be true, but probably not... a lot of young people still want to come here).
Anarchistbear
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Yes, but I don't think Israel recovers from him. Its a pariah state- you don't bounce back from genocide.
sycasey
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Cal88 said:

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bear2034 said:


I may be wrong but Zohran Mamdani will get his 15 minutes of fame but will flame out as quickly as he entered the scene. He has a history as a politician and is carrying way too much baggage around.
I don't agree with him using "white neighborhoods" as part of his political framing, but my understanding is that if you actually look at the policy proposal it is about raising taxes on the areas with higher property values and is not broken out by race.

Mamdami is probably going to lose against Adams, those types of smear campaign usually work. Adams is going to have a huge campaign budget, it might end up approaching the all-time mayoral campaign record or over $100 million by Bloomberg. Cuomo burned $24 million in his failed Democrat bid for mayor.

Adams has the same corruption issues as Cuomo, and Mamdani will now have the (D) next to his name in a heavily (D) city. He's the strong favorite until further notice.
sycasey
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Seriously . . . what is he talking about?

movielover
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bear2034 said:


I may be wrong but Zohran Mamdani will get his 15 minutes of fame but will flame out as quickly as he entered the scene. He has a history as a politician and is carrying way too much baggage around.


Let's hope. He'll get the Socialist, Anarchist, Muslim, and many POC votes. He's glib, young, handsome... and a train wreck.

P.S. Can't he pass?
MinotStateBeav
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Plus he can rap in 20 different english dialects.
sycasey
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movielover
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Will Gotham elect a Communist?
Anarchistbear
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movielover said:

Will Gotham elect a Communist?


In a city of bribe takers, felons, who$re masters and genocide public defenders - of course!
dajo9
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Had another great day in NYC today. Mrs. dajo9 and I came into Penn Station by train, walked up to Broadway and saw the matinee Book of Mormons (hilarious and great). Then walked down to Chelsea for dinner and walked back to Penn Station to leave.

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.
bear2034
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movielover said:

Will Gotham elect a Communist?

If Leticia James succeeded in imprisoning Trump, she would have been the Democratic frontrunner.
bear2034
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dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?
Cal88
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bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

Paid hack wants to make you believe that the guy who went to Bowdoin and whose mother directed "Kama Sutra" wants to turn NYC into a califate.
Big C
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bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.
wifeisafurd
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All the excitement on off topic over "Beto" Mandari strikes another repeat performance that makes me warm all over. Winning under 10% of the total electorate on first ranking votes doesn't necessarily translate to a ringing mandate for Mandari, but I'm sure Axios, Dajo Barrister and others see him as the next messiah.

With Cuomo likely bailing to a judgeship and Silva under pressure to drop out from Trump and GOP stalwarts, this is the best thing that could happen to Adams, as black, business, Jewish, blue collar and Asian voters (furious with Mandari's views on SHSAT) line-up behind the incumbent mayor who can pander to their concerns.
bear2034
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Cal88 said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

Paid hack wants to make you believe that the guy who went to Bowdoin and whose mother directed "Kama Sutra" wants to turn NYC into a califate.

He wouldn't be intellectually inconsistent if he did so according to his faith.
movielover
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dajo9
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wifeisafurd said:

All the excitement on off topic over "Beto" Mandari strikes another repeat performance that makes me warm all over. Winning under 10% of the total electorate on first ranking votes doesn't necessarily translate to a ringing mandate for Mandari, but I'm sure Axios, Dajo Barrister and others see him as the next messiah.

With Cuomo likely bailing to a judgeship and Silva under pressure to drop out from Trump and GOP stalwarts, this is the best thing that could happen to Adams, as black, business, Jewish, blue collar and Asian voters (furious with Mandari's views on SHSAT) line-up behind the incumbent mayor who can pander to their concerns.


If people didn't make up things about me they wouldn't have much to say about me
dajo9
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Big C said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.


I think you need to think through your post more. Mamdani and his supporters don't need to explain extreme Muslim views any more than Adams and his supporters need to explain extreme Christian views.
tequila4kapp
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I did not realize he won less than 10%. I forgot about the ranked system being used. Wow.
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movielover said:



Thank you for sharing that. Let us remember that some number of posts above in this thread we have a few board members arguing that he's not a real socialist…
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dajo9 said:

Big C said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.


I think you need to think through your post more. Mamdani and his supporters don't need to explain extreme Muslim views any more than Adams and his supporters need to explain extreme Christian views.


Except we see the dumpster fires of the UK, France, Sweden, ...
Anarchistbear
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There was a huge shift in Muslim voters from Democrats to Trump. Muslims are core MAGA not religious fanatics, no more than Vance's wife is a Hindu fanatic.
sycasey
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tequila4kapp said:

I did not realize he won less than 10%. I forgot about the ranked system being used. Wow.

It was also a primary election. But it's worth noting that turnout was unusually high for a primary, much higher than when Adams won before. I don't think you can just explain this away as "a low percentage voted for him" unless you also want to apply that to every other election.
wifeisafurd
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New York remains an admittedly troubled, wonderful city. Great culture (art, media, etc.) and history, and the place that is the financial capital of the country. I don't know how Mandari proposes to fund all these things he desires, but to me he will jeopardize all that is good about New York, as escalating taxes and fees to enhance Mandari's freebies accelerate the mass exodus of business and people outside the City, and now often to the sunbelt, where warmer weather, lower costs of living, lower density and no personal city or state income tax exists. There will be fewer highly paid financial services workers, those that provide related services or the affluent to frequent local restaurants, bars, gyms, clubs, nail salons, barber and hair salons, retail shops, Broadway shows and event venues. There will be fewer fundraisers to fund museums and culture. And capital for real estate and corporate transactions will go elsewhere. There will just be a dying city if Mandari is elected. I think the citizens of New York will understand Mandari is a charlatan.

Cal88
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wifeisafurd said:

New York remains an admittedly troubled, wonderful city. Great culture (art, media, etc.) and history, and the place that is the financial capital of the country. I don't know how Mandari proposes to fund all these things he desires, but to me he will jeopardize all that is good about New York, as escalating taxes and fees to enhance Mandari's freebies accelerate the mass exodus of business and people outside the City, and now often to the sunbelt, where warmer weather, lower costs of living, lower density and no personal city or state income tax exists. There will be fewer highly paid financial services workers, those that provide related services or the affluent to frequent local restaurants, bars, gyms, clubs, nail salons, barber and hair salons, retail shops, Broadway shows and event venues. There will be fewer fundraisers to fund museums and culture. And capital for real estate and corporate transactions will go elsewhere. There will just be a dying city if Mandari is elected. I think the citizens of New York will understand Mandari is a charlatan.



Mamdani is capturing the anti-establishment vote in NYC, people whose rents are very high and still going higher, small businesses that are struggling with the downstream effects of institutional corruption at city hall and red tape etc. He is not another London Breed.
sycasey
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movielover said:

dajo9 said:

Big C said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.


I think you need to think through your post more. Mamdani and his supporters don't need to explain extreme Muslim views any more than Adams and his supporters need to explain extreme Christian views.


Except we see the dumpster fires of the UK, France, Sweden, ...
So for you it is about just keeping the Muslims out. Do I have that right?
Anarchistbear
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In order to get Mahmdamu's proposals passed he needs support and votes from a more conservative state house, so I don't think many billionaires will flee. Some of it will pass if there is political pressure to do so. New York City is a flashpoint between income inequality and democracy
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bear2034 said:

Cal88 said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

Paid hack wants to make you believe that the guy who went to Bowdoin and whose mother directed "Kama Sutra" wants to turn NYC into a califate.

He wouldn't be intellectually inconsistent if he did so according to his faith.
I think you know nothing about the faith or the practitioners of it. Ignorance is bliss and a key MAGA trait

MAGATs, ignorance above all

UNITY OVER DIVISION

VOTE BLUE

Go Bears Forever
movielover
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sycasey said:

movielover said:

dajo9 said:

Big C said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.


I think you need to think through your post more. Mamdani and his supporters don't need to explain extreme Muslim views any more than Adams and his supporters need to explain extreme Christian views.


Except we see the dumpster fires of the UK, France, Sweden, ...
So for you it is about just keeping the Muslims out. Do I have that right?


Unproductive traits from any group that should be excluded include Violent tendancies, unproductive, uneducated, vastly more criminal behavior than the norm, and low employment rates. We have the data. Pakistani Muslims have off-the-charts problems. Thai Muslims in most areas appear peaceful and coexist harmoniously with people of other faiths. No reason to import new inhabitants with 8th century barbaric, uncivilized behavior.
sycasey
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movielover said:

sycasey said:

movielover said:

dajo9 said:

Big C said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.


I think you need to think through your post more. Mamdani and his supporters don't need to explain extreme Muslim views any more than Adams and his supporters need to explain extreme Christian views.


Except we see the dumpster fires of the UK, France, Sweden, ...
So for you it is about just keeping the Muslims out. Do I have that right?


Unproductive traits from any group that should be excluded include Violent tendancies, unproductive, uneducated, vastly more criminal behavior than the norm, and low employment rates. We have the data. Pakistani Muslims have off-the-charts problems. Thai Muslims in most areas appear peaceful and coexist harmoniously with people of other faiths. No reason to import new inhabitants with 8th century barbaric, uncivilized behavior.
Got it, so it's just the Pakis then?

Mamdani's family is Indian, by the way, not Pakistani.
movielover
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Cal88
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movielover said:

sycasey said:

movielover said:

dajo9 said:

Big C said:

bear2034 said:

dajo9 said:

By coincidence, today was the Pride Parade so the city was extra colorful. Always great to be in a great, diverse, and free place that magats are terrified of.

I wonder if Mamdani has any thoughts about these contradictions as he celebrated "diversity" today?

I will say, Gen Z needs to think this through more. I would suggest they travel the world a bit.

Most Muslims are like most people in any religion, i.e. fine. But the radical, most fundamentalist factions are trouble. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, doesn't matter. They're bad news.


I think you need to think through your post more. Mamdani and his supporters don't need to explain extreme Muslim views any more than Adams and his supporters need to explain extreme Christian views.


Except we see the dumpster fires of the UK, France, Sweden, ...
So for you it is about just keeping the Muslims out. Do I have that right?


Unproductive traits from any group that should be excluded include Violent tendancies, unproductive, uneducated, vastly more criminal behavior than the norm, and low employment rates. We have the data. Pakistani Muslims have off-the-charts problems. Thai Muslims in most areas appear peaceful and coexist harmoniously with people of other faiths. No reason to import new inhabitants with 8th century barbaric, uncivilized behavior.


Here is the data from the UK:

Arrest rate for every 1,000 people, and total number of arrests, by ethnicity

Ethnicity
Rate per 1,000
Number of arrests

Black other
52.4
15,614Black Caribbean
22.7
14,164Black
20.4
49,243Mixed White and Black Caribbean
18.0
9,213Gypsy or Irish Traveller
17.2
1,165Mixed other
15.7
7,324Asian other
13.5
13,156Black African
13.1
19,465Mixed
12.5
21,555White other
11.9
43,815Pakistani
11.3
17,984All
11.2
668,979White Irish
10.7
5,441Mixed White and Black African
10.4
2,597Any Other Ethnic Background
9.8
9,051White
9.4
456,393White British
9.2
405,964Bangladeshi
8.7
5,581Other
8.5
10,656Asian
8.4
46,396Mixed White and Asian
5.0
2,421Arab
4.8
1,605Indian
4.5
8,435Chinese
2.8
1,240Roma
0.1
8Unknown
N/A*
84,736


https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-the-law/policing/number-of-arrests/latest/
 
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