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| New York City May Elect an Unhinged Socialist as Mayor |
| 2025-06-18 |
| [Hot Air] Yes, yes. I know "unhinged" and "socialist" go together like peas and carrots, but it is a headline. Now, on to the story. New York City does elections the new-fangled way, using ranked-choice voting to ensure that the outcomes take forever to tally, the results tend to lean left, and voters are maximally confused. That makes predicting outcomes particularly difficult, although you can balance the difficulty by assuming that the worst outcome possible is the most likely. Throw in the fact that a plurality of New York City voters will reliably make the wrong choice when it comes to electing people, and suddenly it should surprise nobody that a socialist candidate has a very good chance to live at Gracie Mansion soon. Yes, Zohran Mamdani is rising in the polls, after weeks of being substantially behind Andrew Cuomo in the polls. Related: Zohran Mamdani 06/05/2025 Schism in the Democratic Party: NYC mayoral candidates spar over Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state in 1st debate Zohran Mamdani 05/25/2025 New York City Faces the Threat of an Antisemitic Mayor Zohran Mamdani 05/23/2025 DHS ends Harvard's student visa program over 'pro-terrorist conduct' |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 This reminds moi of Louisiana a few years back when David Duke had a chance at office: "Vote for the Crook, it's important!" |
| Posted by: Cured Romantic 2025-06-18 19:36 |
| #6 I can see where this is headed. Anyone seen Snake Plissken lately? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-06-18 19:06 |
| #5 They just got rid of DiBlassio. Have they forgotten already? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-06-18 18:52 |
| #4 What, another one? |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2025-06-18 15:33 |
| #3 also Adams is running as an independent in the general election despite his problems he could probably beat Mamdani if it came to that |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-06-18 13:07 |
| #2 Given Cuomo is a lying demagogic bully, would it be possible to just leave the Mayor's office/mansion unoccupied? Prolly best for all |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-06-18 10:35 |
| #1 Pull on the legs finale it is. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-06-18 10:28 |