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rincewind.run • 5 days ago

New York… you have a chance to prove that good things can still happen in politics

Reposted from Politico

Mamdani is now ahead of Cuomo with just two weeks until the Democratic NYC mayoral primary, a new poll found.

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asouthernsun.bsky.social•5 days ago

i get the feeling from this article that Politico isn't happy about this.

littlegino.bsky.social•5 days ago

Not only would he be great for New York, but it could send the message to the national party that activated D voters will not abide ossified, corrupt, or collaborationist leadership.

tobybartels.bsky.social•5 days ago

Remember, don't rank Cuomo at all. If you don't know enough good candidates to fill out your list, picking unfamiliar people randomly is your next best option. (Of course, it's better to be prepared ahead of time.) Everyone you list is ranked above everyone you don't list.

tobybartels.bsky.social•5 days ago

(I'm speaking generally, not specifically to you, Micah; I know that Vetinari doesn't let you vote anyway.)

ezgames69.bsky.social•5 days ago

It gives me hope that this is a ranked choice election. If it was winner takes all then I really don't think he would have survived.

elliotsperber.bsky.social•5 days ago

Wondering what kind of evil shit the Democratic Party will do (again) to undermine democracy

chiffonelle29.bsky.social•5 days ago

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

fruvous73.bsky.social•4 days ago

I mean come on. Cuomo is nakedly evil. He looks ready to suck the life out of an orphan. He's scare off zombies.

ejmaron.bsky.social•5 days ago

Turns out it is easy to find a Mayor who doesn't suck shit

rincewind.run•5 days ago

I do unfortunately think everyone should be prepared, if he wins, for the media to run a full court press trying to undermine him for the general election and in an actual administration

olivercolander.bsky.social•5 days ago

They will absolutely run the India Walton playbook and it might work.

biohazardous.bsky.social•5 days ago

A press owned by billionaires is not free.

oldcoach.bsky.social•5 days ago

100%

nuclearneo577.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm not sure how he could be sunk in the general election though. What is Cuomo supposed to do, run as an independent? Eric Adams is already doing that!

historiken.bsky.social•5 days ago

not to mention the inevitable nypd sabotage, now with extra racism

drdinnertime.bsky.social•5 days ago

oh, its guaranteed

whoosagoodboymeee.bsky.social•5 days ago

Expect the NYT to suddenly rediscover an interest in covering local politics

lzrwolf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Can cuomo just run as a republican?

ezgames69.bsky.social•5 days ago

Honestly Cuomo isn't even the most Republican guy in the race. The dude from the debate with the yellow banner pin on just straight up sounded like a Republican.

Saying Defund Police was bad, that we need to support police, and that we need to stop the "radical leftist agenda".

ezgames69.bsky.social•5 days ago

When I saw him speak all I could think was why was he even TRYING to run as a Democrat? I know most of what he said isn't far off from typical Dems, but the WAY he answered every question and the specific words he used was way more Republican.

Real Dems would keep silent about it.

lzrwolf.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don't mean why doesn't he run as a Republican like ideologically. Is there any logistic or legal reason why he can't? If the loses the Dem primary can he just be on the ballot as an R and get all the conservative D and genuine R voters?

ezgames69.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think trying to run as a R would be losing the plot even more than he already has.

As much as the left hates Cuomo, Republicans are hard wired to dislike Cuomo no matter what. It'd be like trying to walk through mud pits vs walking through a lava pit.

nuclearneo577.bsky.social•5 days ago

No because Curtis Sliwa was already selected as the Republican nominee with zero opposition.

lzrwolf.bsky.social•5 days ago

Gotcha, thx for the info and TBH I thought Sliwa was dead

nuclearneo577.bsky.social•5 days ago

I mean it would be extremely funny if Cuomo tried to ask Sliwa to step down, but typically the Republican and Democratic primary for any election is held on the same day.

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