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[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I want to know which New Yorkers are actually going to vote for this guy regardless of his political affiliation.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know you're being rhetorical, but for people who don't follow NYC politics: Nobody. Nobody will.

He snuck through the Dem primaries and then sailed through the general because he's the Dem candidate. No more sneaking, and dropping the Dem label, no more sailing. He's toast.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump got elected twice. Don't say no one.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I've cautioned people to not get hopeful in 2024, given how dumb people can vote and the amount of blind R voters, but NYC works the opposite way (usually to everyone's benefit) - the amount of people who will always vote Democrat, no matter the candidate, is huge. Whoever is the Dem candidate will 99% likely win. The Dem primary is NYC is effectively the general. Adams will only have name recognition, and his name is mud in NYC right now.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Adams has a small die-hard base of hustler-culture types and reactionaries who will keep voting for him. That's where he's getting his 8% approval from. But he's dead weight against Cuomo, who wants a coronation based on name recognition, rather than a street fight with Zohran Mamdani.

So Adams is dropping out in order to clear the way for a Cuomo primary stomping. Meanwhile, he gets to salvage his pride by running as an independent against a guy whose own pile of dirty laundry will be all over the street by election day, which gives him a non-zero chance of keeping his job.

[–] FinnFooted@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

NYC hates Cuomo though. They hated him before the scandal.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

If dems run a candidate then I certainly hope nobody votes for Eric or they will both lose.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Democrats. They are that dumb.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Because he's not a Dem....

Dirty money in politics ensures most "Dem" politicians in solid blue states that make it to a general, aren't someone Dem voters want to vote for.

The same people that fund Republicans fund these neoliberals primary so that the wealthy still win even when they "lose".

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Dems tried multiple times to remove money in politics. Thats what they mean when they talk about citizens united. From 2002-2010 it was already done by the Dems with legislation they worked on since 1995.

As long as we can still reliably keep out Republicans idc what color tie they wear.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

see: illinois, maryland, and california state politics, where the democrats are republicans, and the republicans are insane

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Yankee politics is wild to me. Where I live, all the politicians are competing to copy Trump in style, but emulating his open and consequence-free corruption is a bold move, Cotton.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Fuck you, pig.

Lol, I think they ditched YOUR corrupt ass, buddy

[–] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He's the mayor. Why is party affiliation relevant in the first place?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

NYC is a really big city. It has more than 10x the population of North Dakota, but for some reason ND still gets 2 senators the same as New York State.

[–] psychothumbs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What do you mean? Mayoral elections are partisan, why wouldn't it be relevant?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

In many places local elections are not partisan, from Mayors and School Boards to Stream Authorities and Sheriffs. There are rarely any barriers to be on the ballot in small towns, such is the case with most state and federal ballots requiring an established party to endorse you or to gain a butload of signatures on a petition. If they did require a party endorsement in the middle of buttfuck town nowhere county then it's questionable if people would even qualify to run for office at all.

NYC is quite large, though, so that logic doesn't apply to them.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Because he's yet another liberal that's completely and openly embraced fascism.