An impressive lead for someone who didn’t engage in ritual pro-Israel obeisance. This is probably what motivated former Mayor Bloomberg to contribute $8M to shabbos goy Cuomo.
His father is Gujarati Muslim, now a professor of post-colonial studies at Columbia. His mother, Mira Nair, is Punjabi Hindu, a Harvard grad, and the director of Mississppii Masala, with Denzel Washington, and Monsoon Wedding. He himself, the mayoral candidate, identifies as Muslim apparently. Not sure how the Brahmin thing squares with the rest of his world view, but hey, westerner, it ain't a caste, just a varna and a tendency. Study the vedas and you too can be...ok, he probably is not brahmin. Mother doesn't say. Her first husband was Mitch Epstein.
He was born in Uganda (the mayoral candidate), moved to South Africa at age 5, and to NYC when he was 7. Full name Zohran Kwame Mamdami. Kwame after Kwame Nkrumah, socialist president of Ghana until 1966 when deposed. So Mamdani was born into the post-colonial word view and is a good boy who did not rebel against his parents' belief system. But he went to Bowdain so I bet his parents wish he hadn't slacked off somewhat at Bronx Science.
It's pretty much already known he won, Moe Szyslak having conceded, since Lander told his supporters to vote Zohran 2nd (ranked voting). But Cuo-Moe may run as indy, already qualified, as well as Adams.
On circular firing squad front, I know many jewish liberals who are outraged an anti-semite, in their view, won. And some jewish conservatives. But obviously some decided to do as Bertrand Russell observed and show their virtue by voting for the oppressed famous filmmaker and ivy league prof progeny.
Yep, I can very easily see Adams winning as an independent, but it's important to note that Lieberman actually got beat in the Democratic primary and came back to win as an Independent, while Adams dropped out of the process in early April. In New Jersey we have Sore Loser laws that would have prevented what Lieberman did in Connecticut but it is unclear if they are enforceable in federal elections
The underlying principle is that primary voters are so far out in left field that they may well have passed over an electable centrist to choose an unelectable extremist.
This is one of the reasons why many prefer the days of the smoked-filled rooms where party candidates could be chosen. I will say that since New York uses RCV the chances of a primary producing a fringe winning candidate are negligible
I think the real issue here is that voters under the age of 30 made up a large share of those casting ballots tonight.
That will not be the case for the general election. The issue isn't RCV, it's that the base of both parties (i.e. the people that vote in primaries) are far outside the mainstream.
American cities are toast. Brandon Johnson, Lori Lightfoot, London Breed, that chick in Boston! Absolute toast.
Free buses--as one wag noted, homelessness incubators--city-branded supermarkets...it's all atrocious. The US is crumbling like a powdered sugar donut.
I read about that grocery stores thing this morning. Is the idea that the bodegas on every corner in NYC don't carry a selection of organic arugula? Does this person think that a ready supply of good produce will induce poor people to eat like he does (or swears he will starting next week?). Most people with the disciple to eat well in the modern world is probably doing okay economically.
Yes, Cuomo does indeed look like Moe the bartender. It is worth noting* that his Emmy award was awarded by one of the lesser splinter organizations, not the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who awards the Primetime Emmys, nor the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, who awards the Daytime Emmys
*In a Freudian slip, this word was originally "nothing"
Results like this show that the media is really not capable of focusing on more than two candidates in any election. Even with ranked-choice voting, there were really only two serious candidates.
What's up with the tiny areas that Lander is ahead in?
One of them is the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where one voter lives. Lander swept him unanimously!
Maybe Lander is the Hermit of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
If he becomes the NYC mayor will his governance poison DSA politics and campaigning-to-your-own-ethnic-enclave he did by campaigning in Hindi?
Or will he be able to give out enough goodies and get rent freezes passed to get more of this style of politics viable in the future in NYC?
That’s the biggest question. To me if he passes rent freezes he wins re-election despite crime increase.
An impressive lead for someone who didn’t engage in ritual pro-Israel obeisance. This is probably what motivated former Mayor Bloomberg to contribute $8M to shabbos goy Cuomo.
When will he visit Israel?
Isn't the most interesting identity here not "socialist" or "Muslim" but "Indian"? The South Asian rise in Anglosphere politics continues.
Socialist is the most important in the sense that it's why he'll turn NYC into SF.
Brahman Hindi are actually socialist because the see themselves as order givers.
His father is Gujarati Muslim, now a professor of post-colonial studies at Columbia. His mother, Mira Nair, is Punjabi Hindu, a Harvard grad, and the director of Mississppii Masala, with Denzel Washington, and Monsoon Wedding. He himself, the mayoral candidate, identifies as Muslim apparently. Not sure how the Brahmin thing squares with the rest of his world view, but hey, westerner, it ain't a caste, just a varna and a tendency. Study the vedas and you too can be...ok, he probably is not brahmin. Mother doesn't say. Her first husband was Mitch Epstein.
He was born in Uganda (the mayoral candidate), moved to South Africa at age 5, and to NYC when he was 7. Full name Zohran Kwame Mamdami. Kwame after Kwame Nkrumah, socialist president of Ghana until 1966 when deposed. So Mamdani was born into the post-colonial word view and is a good boy who did not rebel against his parents' belief system. But he went to Bowdain so I bet his parents wish he hadn't slacked off somewhat at Bronx Science.
It's pretty much already known he won, Moe Szyslak having conceded, since Lander told his supporters to vote Zohran 2nd (ranked voting). But Cuo-Moe may run as indy, already qualified, as well as Adams.
On circular firing squad front, I know many jewish liberals who are outraged an anti-semite, in their view, won. And some jewish conservatives. But obviously some decided to do as Bertrand Russell observed and show their virtue by voting for the oppressed famous filmmaker and ivy league prof progeny.
Indians seem to really go off the rails upon exposure to black nationalist politics.
This is fantastic. Urban Blue State America needs to experience the future it chose.
Democracy with more than two candidates is bogus unless you go to Range Voting.
https://rulesforreactionaries.substack.com/p/where-all-else-fails-change-the-rules
Someone winning a seat with 30% of the vote and never having to face a serious opponent again is really not Democracy.
If elected we should start a betting pool for the day NY asks for a bailout.
Cuomo is a clown. And then Zohran Mamdani? Whoops.
Clown world.
Cuomo knows most of wokeness is BS, even if he still has to play along.
Mamdani appears to be a true believer.
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Joe Lieberman won his Senate seat as an independent after quitting the Democratic Party.
I don't think Eric Adams stood a chance against Cuomo, but he may just pull it off against a far-left candidate.
Yep, I can very easily see Adams winning as an independent, but it's important to note that Lieberman actually got beat in the Democratic primary and came back to win as an Independent, while Adams dropped out of the process in early April. In New Jersey we have Sore Loser laws that would have prevented what Lieberman did in Connecticut but it is unclear if they are enforceable in federal elections
The underlying principle is that primary voters are so far out in left field that they may well have passed over an electable centrist to choose an unelectable extremist.
This is one of the reasons why many prefer the days of the smoked-filled rooms where party candidates could be chosen. I will say that since New York uses RCV the chances of a primary producing a fringe winning candidate are negligible
I think the real issue here is that voters under the age of 30 made up a large share of those casting ballots tonight.
That will not be the case for the general election. The issue isn't RCV, it's that the base of both parties (i.e. the people that vote in primaries) are far outside the mainstream.
American cities are toast. Brandon Johnson, Lori Lightfoot, London Breed, that chick in Boston! Absolute toast.
Free buses--as one wag noted, homelessness incubators--city-branded supermarkets...it's all atrocious. The US is crumbling like a powdered sugar donut.
I read about that grocery stores thing this morning. Is the idea that the bodegas on every corner in NYC don't carry a selection of organic arugula? Does this person think that a ready supply of good produce will induce poor people to eat like he does (or swears he will starting next week?). Most people with the disciple to eat well in the modern world is probably doing okay economically.
Yes, Cuomo does indeed look like Moe the bartender. It is worth noting* that his Emmy award was awarded by one of the lesser splinter organizations, not the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who awards the Primetime Emmys, nor the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, who awards the Daytime Emmys
*In a Freudian slip, this word was originally "nothing"
I was on the Art Linkletter Show and said some of the darndest things. How come I didn't get one?
Not Darnd enough. You should have brought up the race/IQ thing.
The theme of American politics since 2016 is "If our reverence for democracy is exposed as a joke, then why not elect clowns?"
It's IRV, so if the anti-Mamdani voters ranked the sane-ish candidates above him, Cuomo will win.
What is the excuse for the rest of the automated process taking a week?
Mail-in ballots apparently...
Results like this show that the media is really not capable of focusing on more than two candidates in any election. Even with ranked-choice voting, there were really only two serious candidates.