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Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.
In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises.
With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.
The real concern is that with 8 million potential voters, NYC barely breaks 2 million.
This is why it’s always such a toss-up between fascism and normalcy - because too many people are complacent.
8.8 million population, which probably means a bit less than 7 million potential voters because kids and others can’t vote and it’s a relatively young city. Only 5 million registered to vote at present.
So still 2 million is worryingly low, but not as bad as if there were 8m potential voters.
Maybe because voting in a week day is troublesome? In most countries, elections are held on weekends. I don’t understand why “the land of the free” does it differently.
Yep, and as always, the hardest working and least well-off are punished by a system that either doesn’t have them in mind or purposefully excludes them.
Would love to know shift-workers are expected to vote when they work 7-7 or whatever else. Night workers that sleep most of the day, etc.