If this happens, holy fuck! The earthquake it would unleash amongst members of Congress will be palpable bc there are a LOT of progressives waiting to primary the old guard in '26.
Serious question. I don't live in New York. Can someone who does explain to me Cuomo's appeal? What exactly is he running on that people in NYC are voting for?
Really? That's it? The American jews I know are not rabid Zionists, nor are they Netanyahu fans. I know there are some ultra-orthodox in NYC, but surely the city overall is more liberal than that? Is the whole race going to come down to where voters stand on Israel/Gaza? What about local issues?
Just name recognition a la RFK, Jr? Or an actual affection for the Cuomo legacy? I would think at this point that the Cuomo name would carry just as much, if not more, negative weight than positive.
Rent control is a bad idea because some people take advantage- so the other 90% should... live on the street
Definitely no light between those two things
Rent control is not for keeping people off the street. That's what housing projects and Section 8 housing are for. Rent control was to ameliorate wartime inflation in 1942.
(Though I take your point that a bit of waste, fraud, or abuse shouldn't delegitimize a worthy program.)
Inflation that would have put people on the street...so... and sec 8 housing is now, essentially, rent control.
What cities could do is give smaller owners incentives to have 5-10yr leases with approved increases, for tax breaks, etc. Stability+profit 4 both
I believe it was founded by neighbors, who ran it. It was a full supermarket and lasted 75 years. They got support from the city, but I don't know how much.
I'm not in NYC and only slightly following. I hope all the voters know that they need to not put Cuomo in their ranking, at all. It's not just voting for who you like/can live with. It's not ranking those who you can't abide.
He would've never ran for office, if it werent for bill and hillary convincing him to do so [and then proceeding to collude with DNC and the media to elevate him in his primary, so he could be a weaker candidate against Clinton in the GE].
My expectations for American politics are so deep beyond the basement that I’m expecting Obama to show up and get everyone in the race to drop out and endorse Cuomo.
please stop it with the fearmongering about "narcissists". those of us who are pathologized do not deserve the blame for the actions of those whose power makes them untouchable to pathologizing institutions
We need fresh blood in our government, be it local, state, or federal. We need people like Zohran with a vision for EVOLVING our country. Cuomo and others like him had their time. They can contribute, but the baton must pass to younger leaders.
And to a different system that is merely split into two supposed options because this is actually very unusual and part of the breadcrumbing backbone of the entire government ...
Proof both parties weren't satisfied. Please take this news as proof both parties went too far, leaving many behind.
BLUE DOG "The founding members of the Blue Dogs said they felt that they had been “choked blue” by the extremes of both political parties, leading to the Coalition’s name."
I know you mean NYC having a “socialist” mayor 😈 But I was curious and googled if we’ve had any socialist mayors anywhere.
And yes, there have been (some current).And we’re all still alive🤣
Some of these are council members or county executives but still…✔️
Interesting thing to ponder: how the triangulation brigade (with access to extensive private polling) went on a PR offensive just before the public information started showing signals like this. I in no way believe the narrative fight was coincidentally timed. They're trying to get ahead of it.
That’s fair. Only those three were mentioned so I was just saying like those aren’t really the only three options.
I wish I aligned with him more because lots seem to like him , but he just isn’t going to be my first choice - too many big ideas with no real logical way of paying for them 🙃
And those are? Because you don’t freeze stabilized apartment rents without creating new apartments otherwise the market rate apartments are going to skyrocket because the demand is increasing, but the inventory is static.
That’s just one example. Raising corporate taxes? Won’t happen. Next?
Please get the word out that NO ONE should vote for Cuomo as their second choice. With ranked choice voting, the person who gets the most
second place votes could very well win the race. Vote Zohran and leave the rest of your ballot blank
never followed a mayoral campaign, and Zohran changed that. I don't even live in NY. Truly hope he takes the primary - it's clear that he is the type of person that the Dems should embrace more broadly. What he's doing is working, and I hope it continues to do so.
Primary and the general! We have to watch out that Cuomo doesn't try to run as an independent, perhaps with Bloomberg's financial backing. Zohran may have a tougher time if the general vote is split among him, Cuomo and Adams (and some Republican but who cares).
Cuomo has already announced that he's running as an independent if he loses the primary. (When.) But we will have added months for Zohran to continue to surge!
The good news is that he’d be in a 3 way battle with Adams and Sliwa for shitty conservative mayor while Zohran would have the rest of the field all to himself
Yes, thinking Israel shouldn't exist in its current form of far-right ethnostate committing crimes against humanity is exactly the same thing as wanting to destroy all the Jewish people.
Seriously, seek help. Your stupidity is bordering on being a genuine medical condition.
That’s like saying the US shouldn’t exist because of our batshit crazy fascist government. Israel is better than Bibi and he’ll be gone, but the country will survive.
The US shouldn't exist in it's current form, either.
And if you think Israel's problem is just Bibi, you haven't been paying attention. Jewish Israeli society has been shifting hard right since Rabin's assassination. It has been thoroughly warped through sustained propaganda.
Israeli public opinion polls post 10/7 make US public opinion polls post 9/11 look downright pacifist. The supposed "opposition" of electeds like Benny Gantz make Chuck Schumer look like Malcolm X. Expecting "democracy" to sort out the mess is a losing proposition.
Haha, your unyielding rage that Jews will continue to live despite all your Hamas love sustains me. I’ll suffer through life with my horrible hair and you enjoy that hideous face that genetics cursed you with. Fair trade.
They love to throw in little jabs like this. It’s on his website, @politico.com . Such a lazy, overplayed tactic to convince everyone nothing can ever fundamentally change.
Seems important to note that no NYC Mayor/City Council can enact tax laws without the approval of the state Legislature in Albany. So any campaign proposals are, by definition, aspirational at best.
Oh no, JP Morgan Chase doesn’t think they can afford mean Zohran’s taxes? Verizon and Pfizer will surely go out of business if this goes through! Think of the billion dollar, New York based corporations!!
Progressives need to anticipate nasty attacks from the right. We need the kind of progressive who'll look forward to the next 3.7 years humiliating fascists.
Zohran is a poor choice for Mayor. Especially with what's going on in DC. His experience is local and limited and his political knowledge is narrow. Cuomo has the experience of being Governor, going toe to toe with Trump, saved the lives of millions during covid, (covid not Cuomo killed nursing...
...home occupants), Cuomo was NY AG from 2007 to 2010 and is highly capable of dealing with Bimbo Bondi's BS, Cuomo was asst. secretary of HUD from 1993-1997 and then Secretary of Hud from 1997 -2001 under Pres. Clinton. Charges used to railroad Cuomo out of office were
all dismissed due to lack...
...of evidence. Btw, charges were all misdemeanors. Funny that those most loudy opposing Cuomo remaining in office ran for Gov and lost. 😁
Choosing Zohran (who is making promises he can't keep) over Cuomo is like being handed a pen to sign a contract and saying "No thanks, I prefer a crayon.
I don't know about that but I do know politicians who make promises with no specific plans, details, or funding of how they'll achieve those promises are just blowing smoke and a waste.
No, you're just a gullible idiot.
People make false accusations - especially politicians about their opponents. That's why we have courts. All charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence. I'm voting for Cuomo because I'm voting for NYC.
You're voting for a crayon.
They are not. It’s pure populism that doesn’t work. Every few generations NYC tries rent freezes and only pushes prices up. Free public transport? Tried elsewhere and it just turns the subway into a homeless shelter. State owned grocery shops also a disaster bc there are no margins to cut.
Comments
Fuck Trump but not this.
This is AWESOME!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk6014HuxcE
PS- I don’t have my glasses on
Definitely no light between those two things
(Though I take your point that a bit of waste, fraud, or abuse shouldn't delegitimize a worthy program.)
What cities could do is give smaller owners incentives to have 5-10yr leases with approved increases, for tax breaks, etc. Stability+profit 4 both
Myself, I don't feel comfortable seeing Cuomo. Mandani doesn't have those negative vibes.
Because without those fuckers, Trump would never have gotten this far.
I'm done with the Cuomos of the world.
His biggest weakness: everyone knows who he is.
Also Car:
With the full power of the FBI and DOJ Trump will have Cuomo under his thumb in a NY minute.
If anti-Zionism is a winning ticket in NYC, AIPAC and the ADL are cooked.
The look of defeat on his cuomo face would be glorious!
https://go.bsky.app/EkD3DrH
No more legacies!
No more Cuomos!
Crush Cuomo!
dont let cuomo win
BLUE DOG "The founding members of the Blue Dogs said they felt that they had been “choked blue” by the extremes of both political parties, leading to the Coalition’s name."
The COMMUNIST dems are BENT on TURNING the USA COMMUNIST In CAHOOTS With RED china..
You Will Get your Wish in About 15 yrs. + or -
With 20 Mil ILLEGALS Let in
As Future Voters. DELIBERATELY Let in.
Enjoy Being Under TOTAL CONTROL.
COMRADE..
Just because FINALLY the "socialist mayor" Republicans call ALL democratic mayor's will actually be accurate.
And I think he'd actually TRY to help the working class, not just talk about it.
And yes, there have been (some current).And we’re all still alive🤣
Some of these are council members or county executives but still…✔️
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elected_socialist_mayors_in_the_United_States
Cuomo and Adams are just the worst, but doesn’t automatically make Zohran the best either.
I wish I aligned with him more because lots seem to like him , but he just isn’t going to be my first choice - too many big ideas with no real logical way of paying for them 🙃
Sorry, but making a bunch of things free doesn’t solve anything. It actually just creates other and bigger problems. It’s all a false promise.
That’s just one example. Raising corporate taxes? Won’t happen. Next?
second place votes could very well win the race. Vote Zohran and leave the rest of your ballot blank
Spectra,
My Phantom Love
by AI & DI_RIFFU [Hard Rock with Dramatic Guitar Solos] [Romantic]
YouTube video by AI & DI_RIFFU - Produções Artísticas e Musicais
Seriously, seek help. Your stupidity is bordering on being a genuine medical condition.
And if you think Israel's problem is just Bibi, you haven't been paying attention. Jewish Israeli society has been shifting hard right since Rabin's assassination. It has been thoroughly warped through sustained propaganda.
Keep pretending that criticism of the conspicuous fascism that is the modern Israeli state means someone hates Jews. It is clearly working so well.
Good. Don't know WHO....
just know
NOT CUOMO.
Rookie mistake, really.
Apparently only a Muslim socialist can get over that bar.
#zohran #noCuomo
all dismissed due to lack...
Choosing Zohran (who is making promises he can't keep) over Cuomo is like being handed a pen to sign a contract and saying "No thanks, I prefer a crayon.
Do you understand how that DISQUALIFIES him from leadership?
Oh, you’re a man. Got it.
ZOHRAN FOR MAYOR!
People make false accusations - especially politicians about their opponents. That's why we have courts. All charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence. I'm voting for Cuomo because I'm voting for NYC.
You're voting for a crayon.
The charges weren’t “dismissed for lack of evidence”. Someone is a gullible idiot here, and it isn’t me. #zohran #noCuomo
(The door knocking maybe helped too)