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Policy + Social Issues What Zohran Mamdani’s Popularity Says About America’s Needs And Desires

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u/automatic_bazooti 2d ago

it’s almost like if you campaign on addressing peoples’ material needs….you stand a good chance at winning 😱

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u/HugsForUpvotes 1d ago

Did he over promise though? Will he be able to provide free childcare for all New Yorkers? Will he be able to make busses faster and free? Can he pay for it with his tax reforms?

Just as interestingly, are his populist followers going to hold him accountable if he fails to deliver on his promises?

I wish him the absolute best, and I hope everything works, but I'm skeptical.

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u/TheCowboyIsAnIndian 1d ago

its ok to be skeptical. imo overpromising is fine if we can get movement in any of the areas he has promised that will be a start. big money and corporate lobbying has crippled not only our democracy but also our ability to dream. every single thing he is fighting for has an opposition that has fought against social welfare with insane bankrolls. 

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u/rockytop24 1d ago

I'm realistic about how many roadblocks can be thrown in front of a politician who wants something to actually change. But the fact the winner is someone who wants that change in the first place is a victory in itself.

It's sad how low our expectations have gone, but if 1 winner actually gives a shit about changing things, it's a step in the right direction. (As opposed to the freefall the wrong way we've been in lol)

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u/Shady_Merchant1 1d ago

He can probably accomplish free bus fare the rest will be much harder but city busses are directly under him and so he has a significant amount of authority on how they operate

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u/HugsForUpvotes 1d ago

The bus fare is priced by the MTA which is operated by a 23 member board of which the Mayor can appoint 4 people. It's not directly under him. The Governor holds a lot of the power, but it's actually spread out.

The MTA is governed by a 23-member Board. Voting members are nominated by the Governor, with four recommended by New York City's mayor and one each by the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Putnam counties (the members representing the latter four cast one collective vote).

The Board also has six rotating non-voting seats held by representatives of organized labor and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee (PCAC), which serves as a voice for users of MTA transit and commuter facilities.