Zohran Mamdani has won the race for New York City mayor, according to Decision Desk HQ, ushering in a new era of progressive politics in the city and reigniting the debate over the Democratic Party’s future.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is poised to become the first millennial and first Muslim to lead New York City, after a campaign that pulled off one of the most stunning political upsets in recent memory. He defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who mounted a long-shot independent bid after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in his bid to succeed Mayor Eric Adams.
Mamdani focused heavily on affordability, pledging to freeze rent, establish city-owned grocery stores and make buses free for riders. He quickly became a progressive icon as well as a polarizing figure within the party over his positions, so much so that it divided prominent New York Democratic leadership over whether to endorse him.
I’m not saying EVERYONE did for that reason.
Your theory is completely wrong though. I have several responses to my comments that are just insults, not even a point being made. Single word responses that are insults. Guess what? They all have a ton of upvotes. Pretty much blows that theory out of the water.
It’s the content. People here want to pretend like ONLY Mamdani won. Because the VA victory goes against their narrative. They refuse to objectively evaluate reality. They’d probably rather we’d lost in VA.
I didn’t theorize anything though. I told you why I, personally, hit that downvote button. And I have definitely been downvoted for being an asshole here. I know I deserve it sometimes.
As for people not wanting to talk about VA. I have no opinion on that. I only have a few friends in VA and none of them are the type to tell me how they feel about a local election.
Let’s not be dishonest here. You spoke for more than just yourself. You used the word “anyone”, for fuck’s sake.
You’re completely ignoring what I said. I’ve been called “delusional” for merely stating the elections prove a varied approach is necessary, depending on locality. A single word insult, it has a bunch of upvotes. I think the reason you quite clearly deliberately chose to ignore this is that you know if demolishes your theory. And yes, that theory you proposed was worded to encompass more than yourself.
Completely ignoring what your interlocutor said to continue going on about the same shit. Where have I seen that before?
Oh yeah - Most of your comments.
I don’t have a theory. I stated a fact about MY downvote. You are just in love with arguing for nothing.
Have a day.