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As soon as I realized there was a surge in turn-out, knowing polling measured likely voters, i knew Mamdani had a serious chance.
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And, to the extent that the punditry does expose nuance within non-mainstream groups, it tends to show favor towards segments of those groups that reinforce mainstream (white, male, straight, etc.) viewpoints.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...
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As someone with a deeply progressive mindset at heart, the more important critique is that the mayor has no authority to raise taxes to support his policies and that his policies, especially on housing, are impractical, wasteful and will not succeed. But yes, I like his idealism.
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As a NYer, I'm not as keen to experiment for the benefit of the rest of the country as you might be.
We haven't been producing enough housing to meet demand. Low income people are leaving. I'm not convinced Mamdani's idealism and faith in the public sector is enough.
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So you're saying Mamdani can't fix the situation? Great...... :(
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It's worth noting that RCV is hard to predict ahead of time, but voters cannot game the results.
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In fairness, you need to drill down more in detail of local issues. Our top issue now is housing. NYC'S built little housing in 4 years despite huge demand. Mamdani's plan is suspect at best. That said, I'm leaving Cuomo off my ballot & ranking Mamdani 5th. Hope for more info before November.
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He wants to run for president in 2028. Clyburn and Clinton want him to too.
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Thx. Very heplful.
You're saying that Iran has a relatively weak position. And yet, given US opposition to a prolonged war, to what extent would Iran see an advantage to dragging the conflict out?
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Why so angry? In 2020, Biden got 81 million votes, Trump got 74 million. In 2024, Harris got 75 million votes, Trump got 77 million.
A net of 6 million voters stayed home. There can be many reasons for that of course. But no one can reasonably claim that Kamala is worse than the psychopath.
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In that case, my point seems fairly innocuous given that most Leftists voted for Harris.
Thank you for psychoanalysis, though.
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I have no idea. I'm an AOC fan. My issue is with Leftists who didn't vote for Kamala.
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Yes, agreed. Biden did those things and deserves to be condemned for them.
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If you voted for Kamala, then we agree and I don't know why you're do upset.
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It's true. Biden deported more people than Trump but we're given due process.
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Whoa. Why so angry?
FYI. I grew up with a framed picture of Trotsky on the wall. Those people do exist.
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Yes, it's unconscionable that the Democrats are complicit in Genocide. The world is a complex place, and yet, we only get one vote. Now we have people being abducted off the street and being sent to concentration camps in El Salvador.
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Hey, as mentioned, I will "pester" everyone who is responsible for the current state of the country.
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Look. I know plenty of hard core Leftists in their 60s, 70s and 80s who had never voted for a Democrat - ever. Bernie was too right wing for them. These people lost their livelihoods fighting to end wars, civil rights, etc. However, they voted for Kamala bc they understood the danger of alternative.
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I asked you how you voted. You didn't tell me. My comments are durected yo those who didn't vote for Kamala.
Yes, at the immediate moment, I'm sitting on my couch. I take responsibility for that.
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Every single scholar on Fascism was desperately hoping beyonfd hope the Democrats would win despite their flaws. Timothy Snyder, Jason Stanley, Masha Gessen, etc. Etc.
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I can be mad at everyone who was responsible for the Fascist guy winning. I just happen chatting with you. You are responsible for how you voted.
That doen't mean I'm not pissed at the democrats for being lame.
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The responsibility "ultimately" lies with the voters. That's what democracy means. Now we have a police state and most likely won't have another fair election. Thank you.
BTW. If Kamala were on this thread, I would definitely tell her she should have made a better effort, but she's not.
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Can't I do all of the above?
Can't we hold everyone accountable for their actions?
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Well, the fates of my friends with Green Cards are in your precipis hands. So is my daughter's future who will need to deal with Climate Change. I could go on... I'm disgusted by the genocide as you are, but there are other critical issues in the world for which you abstained.
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It adds relevant context to the conversation.
Only privileged or "low information" voters didn't vote for her.
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No. Just want to know if you voted for Kamala.
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Did you vote for Kamala?
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Why can't voters get through their thick heads that bitching and moaning is 1000x better than Fascism, especially if they ever would like to vote again?
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I would like Elon if he gave me $500 million.
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You need to notify your X audience that you're cross posting.
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A MONTH ago???
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It deserves to be said that NOT putting Mamdani in your Top 5 increases the likelihood that a repulsively corrupt meglomaniac will take over City Hall next year. I'd rather have naive than contemptible.
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I'm more concerned that the most likely alternative to Cuomo doesn't understand that HPD programs rely on capped-federally funded programs that cannot be expanded to increase housing.
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I'm sure you realize the selection bias that there's a greater chance of reporting back from larger rallies.
That said, it would be great if could adjust the results based on weather!
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Pretty sure you know nothing about real estate finance.
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Yes, but I'm talking about construction lending, not consumer mortgage lending. Builders now need to put more of their own funds into projects, which increases the need for total profit. (Consider, for example, $1.5 of profit per $1 invested) Note that costs and prices are directly related.
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A Banana Republic that can't build bananas. Hmmm....
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75% of steel in the US is already made domestically.
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I agree that "abundance" solutions won't dramatically affect housing affordability and corporate renting of SFHs is not helpful. Yet, the article doesn't take into account changes in financing pre&post Financial Crisis. SFHs were less expensive bc of irresponsible lending that crashed the economy.
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Too bad none of the candidates have a realistic idea of how to make housing affirdable in a significant way.
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Why would anyone with a choice choose to go to a red state public university?
Simple. Better football teams.
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Andrew Yang was your "least-favorite candidate" by chance?
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On the plus side, knowing he cares what the Supreme Court thinks is reassuring.
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In the sense that there's always an open primary. However, in deference to Biden, no serious candidate challenged him and the DNC didn't hold debates.
Rightly so, Democrats wanted to unite against Trump, but Biden hide the fact that he wasn't up to it.
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Everyone saw Biden "debate". Facts are he hid from the press, didn't understand the power of social media and prevented an open primary (both before and after he dropped out) He pressured Kamala to mirror his unpopular positions rather than distance herself from him. Americans are right to be upset.
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French Roast?
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Why do you think it's such bad journalism??? As a developer in NYC, it is 100% spot on.
The two big legislative efforts to increase housing in the last 5 years - 485x and City-of-Yes - show little results. No, you can't be serious about promising 100k's of units without a plan to address costs.
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All this energy writing about the effects of deregulation in housing is wonderful. But let's get real. The reason they receive attention from elected officials is that they don't require public spending. It's a magic wand.Building in locations with high productivity is expensive and require subsidy.
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Someone I know in Democratic circles mentioned that many party leaders are deek to consolidate their individual power despite the party as a whole. GOP leaders, on the other hand, can only access power by parroting the party line. The result are obvious.