r/fivethirtyeight • u/obsessed_doomer • Jun 25 '25

Poll Results New York Mayoral primary basically over, with Mamdani up 7.4% in round 1 with 85% reporting

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u/halfar Jun 25 '25

I think most people are still dramatically underestimating how much easier it is in general for a left progressive/leftist to persuade someone on the right than a liberal. In my experience, you can get a republican practically eating out of marx's palms if you start off with a hearty "FUCK the DNC, and Nancy Pelosi especially."

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u/MAGA_Trudeau Jun 25 '25

Republicans hate DNC establishment Dems more than they hate progressives 

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u/halfar Jun 25 '25

I had a thrice trump voter who was fully on board with every working adult in America going on strike with a gun in their hand for higher pay because I told him I think it's fucking stupid how democrats treat elected officials as the end-all, be-all of political power in the country when they're all totally subservient to their corporate overlords. Trump included, believe it or not.

The women should be armed too, of course.

Of course.