a tale in establishment arrogance

Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani.

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    Cuomo didn’t lose, Mamdani won.

    Yes people hate Cuomo and if you want to take it as an indictment of him, fine. But even moreso than that this is an endorsement of Mamdani and progressive values. Don’t undermine Mamdani’s accomplishment by acting like this was a failure of Cuomo rather than a success of Mamdani

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    We all knew who Cuomo was. His backers have no one to blame but themselves for thinking so little of voters that they would simply forget his many scandals.

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      I already liked Zohran for his policy positions but it was a joy watching him parry what would be carrier ending questions for lesser politicians by giving irrefutable and also very much common sense answers. He is a politician head and shoulders above the failson that is Cuomo.

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        I think hes ok but I also think it was a layup victory for him. There was no way he would lose. The other candidates were awful and the only other progressive one was Jewish.

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          The other candidates were awful and the only other progressive one was Jewish.

          What are you trying to say here?

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                  19 hours ago

                  You seem confused, it’s the right wing maga dipshits marching with swastika flags. Not progressives. It was the Republican inauguration that had musky boy seig heiling the crowd. Twice

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              That’s such an idiotic misunderstanding of literally evening happening in the world. Hating a genocidal administration is not the same as hating the people who have an ethnic ancestry related to those working in the genocidal administration.

              Holy shit.